Orange Tree, Citrus aurantium L.
Item
Title
Orange Tree, Citrus aurantium L.
Description
Immensely popular across Europe, old cookbooks used to detail the exact amount of slices each recipe would require. Their growing demands in the 18th century pressured many to build orangeries and even their blossoms were prized symbols of status. Do you like oranges?
Creator
Artist/Collector
G. Martínez Calderón
Date
Date Collected
28 February 1967
Spatial Coverage
Location
Veracruz, Mexico
Medium
Medium/Material
Herbarium Sheet
Rights Holder
Credit Line
© The Field Museum, Cat. No. 1819834
