From the exhibition
Lafoensia vandelliana subsp. vandelliana Cham. & Schltdl.
· Collected 1897, det. Julián Molero 1999

This herbarium sheet from the Natural History Museum, London (BM 00051271) is a pressed botanical specimen collected by Dr. Emil Hassler in central Paraguay in 1897, part of his *Plantae Paraguarienses* series. It shows two leafy branches, dried flower clusters, seed capsules mounted in an inset photograph, and large ovate leaves exhibiting characteristic dark spotting. This is not a cartoon or caricature; it is a scientific voucher specimen belonging to the Lythraceae family. It has no connection to the print satire tradition. The catalog entry has been submitted in error to this exhibition context.
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