Cactus Serpentaria minor (Disocactus flagelliformis)
Information
Title
Cactus Serpentaria minor (Disocactus flagelliformis)
Record type
Drawings
Original Reference
A/RV/V2/4
Author or creator
Ledoulx; Pierre Francois (1730-1807); Artist
Date
1800
Scope & content
Watercolour painting of a red flowering climbing cactus, Disocactus flagelliformis. Cactus Serpentaria Minor plant growing in my [Joseph van Huerne's] garden at Averloo near Bruges in 1800'. Disocactus flagelliformis is the current botanical name, Cactus serpentaria or serpentinus is a synonym. The English vernacular name is Rat's tail cactus