IMPRESIONES BOTÁNICAS

Impresiones Botánicas was a sort of emotions that accompanied each of my many visits to the Santiago Castroviejo Exhibition Greenhouse, located at the Real Jardín Botánico of Madrid. A modern building opened in 1993 and built on an elegant steel and glass structure. In its six hundred square metres we can enjoy more than 1300 species of plants distributed in three botanical departments: desert, subtropical and tropical. In 2007 I was invited by the Jardín Botánico of Valencia and the Real Jardín Botánico of Madrid to exhibit a collection of twenty nine original illustrations of plants that live in this greenhouse so dear to me and that has been reflected in the book Impresiones Botánicas.

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Impresiones Botánicas was a sort of emotions that accompanied each of my many visits to the Santiago Castroviejo Exhibition Greenhouse, located at the Real Jardín Botánico of Madrid. A modern building opened in 1993 and built on an elegant steel and glass structure. In its six hundred square metres we can enjoy more than 1300 species of plants distributed in three botanical departments: desert, subtropical and tropical. In 2007 I was invited by the Jardín Botánico of Valencia and the Real Jardín Botánico of Madrid to exhibit a collection of twenty nine original illustrations of plants that live in this greenhouse so dear to me and that has been reflected in the book Impresiones Botánicas.
Aechmea chantinii, BROMELIACEAE
Alocasia macrorhiza, ARACEAE
Astrophytum ornatum, CACTACEAE
Billbergia pyramidalis, BROMELIACEAE
Billbergia cv. “Fantasia”, BROMELIACEAE
Conopodium lithopsoides, Lithops aucampiae, Lithops karasmontana, AIZOACEAE
Disocactus sp., CACTACEAE
Echinocereus viereckii subsp. morricalii, CACTACEAE
Echinopsis tubiflora, CACTACEAE
Gloriosa superba, COLCHICACEAE
Heliconia latispatha, HELICONIACEAE
Medinilla magnifica, MELASTOMATACEAE
Platycerium superbum, POLYPODIACEAE & Coelogyne massangeana, ORCHIDACEAE
Strelitzia reginae, STRELITZIACEAE
Vriesea carinata, BROMELIACEAE
Aechmea chantinii, BROMELIACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Alocasia macrorhiza, ARACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Astrophytum ornatum, CACTACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Billbergia pyramidalis, BROMELIACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Billbergia cv. “Fantasia”, BROMELIACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Conopodium lithopsoides, Lithops aucampiae, Lithops karasmontana, AIZOACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Disocactus sp., CACTACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Echinocereus viereckii subsp. morricalii, CACTACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Echinopsis tubiflora, CACTACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Gloriosa superba, COLCHICACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Heliconia latispatha, HELICONIACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Medinilla magnifica, MELASTOMATACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Platycerium superbum, POLYPODIACEAE & Coelogyne massangeana, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Strelitzia reginae, STRELITZIACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2006 Vriesea carinata, BROMELIACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005

Impresiones Botánicas was a sort of emotions that accompanied each of my many visits to the Santiago Castroviejo Exhibition Greenhouse, located at the Real Jardín Botánico of Madrid. A modern building opened in 1993 and built on an elegant steel and glass structure. In its six hundred square metres we can enjoy more than 1300 species of plants distributed in three botanical departments: desert, subtropical and tropical. In 2007 I was invited by the Jardín Botánico of Valencia and the Real Jardín Botánico of Madrid to exhibit a collection of twenty nine original illustrations of plants that live in this greenhouse so dear to me and that has been reflected in the book Impresiones Botánicas.
Aechmea chantinii, BROMELIACEAE
Alocasia macrorhiza, ARACEAE
Astrophytum ornatum, CACTACEAE
Billbergia pyramidalis, BROMELIACEAE
Billbergia cv. “Fantasia”, BROMELIACEAE
Conopodium lithopsoides, Lithops aucampiae, Lithops karasmontana, AIZOACEAE
Disocactus sp., CACTACEAE
Echinocereus viereckii subsp. morricalii, CACTACEAE
Echinopsis tubiflora, CACTACEAE
Gloriosa superba, COLCHICACEAE
Heliconia latispatha, HELICONIACEAE
Medinilla magnifica, MELASTOMATACEAE
Platycerium superbum, POLYPODIACEAE & Coelogyne massangeana, ORCHIDACEAE
Strelitzia reginae, STRELITZIACEAE
Vriesea carinata, BROMELIACEAE
Aechmea chantinii, BROMELIACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Alocasia macrorhiza, ARACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Astrophytum ornatum, CACTACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Billbergia pyramidalis, BROMELIACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Billbergia cv. “Fantasia”, BROMELIACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Conopodium lithopsoides, Lithops aucampiae, Lithops karasmontana, AIZOACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Disocactus sp., CACTACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Echinocereus viereckii subsp. morricalii, CACTACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Echinopsis tubiflora, CACTACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Gloriosa superba, COLCHICACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Heliconia latispatha, HELICONIACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Medinilla magnifica, MELASTOMATACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Platycerium superbum, POLYPODIACEAE & Coelogyne massangeana, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Strelitzia reginae, STRELITZIACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2006 Vriesea carinata, BROMELIACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005

Impresiones Botánicas was a sort of emotions that accompanied each of my many visits to the Santiago Castroviejo Exhibition Greenhouse, located at the Real Jardín Botánico of Madrid. A modern building opened in 1993 and built on an elegant steel and glass structure. In its six hundred square metres we can enjoy more than 1300 species of plants distributed in three botanical departments: desert, subtropical and tropical. In 2007 I was invited by the Jardín Botánico of Valencia and the Real Jardín Botánico of Madrid to exhibit a collection of twenty nine original illustrations of plants that live in this greenhouse so dear to me and that has been reflected in the book Impresiones Botánicas.
Aechmea chantinii, BROMELIACEAE
Alocasia macrorhiza, ARACEAE
Astrophytum ornatum, CACTACEAE
Billbergia pyramidalis, BROMELIACEAE
Billbergia cv. “Fantasia”, BROMELIACEAE
Conopodium lithopsoides, Lithops aucampiae, Lithops karasmontana, AIZOACEAE
Disocactus sp., CACTACEAE
Echinocereus viereckii subsp. morricalii, CACTACEAE
Echinopsis tubiflora, CACTACEAE
Gloriosa superba, COLCHICACEAE
Heliconia latispatha, HELICONIACEAE
Medinilla magnifica, MELASTOMATACEAE
Platycerium superbum, POLYPODIACEAE & Coelogyne massangeana, ORCHIDACEAE
Strelitzia reginae, STRELITZIACEAE
Vriesea carinata, BROMELIACEAE
Aechmea chantinii, BROMELIACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Alocasia macrorhiza, ARACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Astrophytum ornatum, CACTACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Billbergia pyramidalis, BROMELIACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Billbergia cv. “Fantasia”, BROMELIACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Conopodium lithopsoides, Lithops aucampiae, Lithops karasmontana, AIZOACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Disocactus sp., CACTACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Echinocereus viereckii subsp. morricalii, CACTACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Echinopsis tubiflora, CACTACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Gloriosa superba, COLCHICACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Heliconia latispatha, HELICONIACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Medinilla magnifica, MELASTOMATACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Platycerium superbum, POLYPODIACEAE & Coelogyne massangeana, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Strelitzia reginae, STRELITZIACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2006 Vriesea carinata, BROMELIACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005

Impresiones Botánicas was a sort of emotions that accompanied each of my many visits to the Santiago Castroviejo Exhibition Greenhouse, located at the Real Jardín Botánico of Madrid. A modern building opened in 1993 and built on an elegant steel and glass structure. In its six hundred square metres we can enjoy more than 1300 species of plants distributed in three botanical departments: desert, subtropical and tropical. In 2007 I was invited by the Jardín Botánico of Valencia and the Real Jardín Botánico of Madrid to exhibit a collection of twenty nine original illustrations of plants that live in this greenhouse so dear to me and that has been reflected in the book Impresiones Botánicas.
Aechmea chantinii, BROMELIACEAE
Alocasia macrorhiza, ARACEAE
Astrophytum ornatum, CACTACEAE
Billbergia pyramidalis, BROMELIACEAE
Billbergia cv. “Fantasia”, BROMELIACEAE
Conopodium lithopsoides, Lithops aucampiae, Lithops karasmontana, AIZOACEAE
Disocactus sp., CACTACEAE
Echinocereus viereckii subsp. morricalii, CACTACEAE
Echinopsis tubiflora, CACTACEAE
Gloriosa superba, COLCHICACEAE
Heliconia latispatha, HELICONIACEAE
Medinilla magnifica, MELASTOMATACEAE
Platycerium superbum, POLYPODIACEAE & Coelogyne massangeana, ORCHIDACEAE
Strelitzia reginae, STRELITZIACEAE
Vriesea carinata, BROMELIACEAE
Aechmea chantinii, BROMELIACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Alocasia macrorhiza, ARACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Astrophytum ornatum, CACTACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Billbergia pyramidalis, BROMELIACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Billbergia cv. “Fantasia”, BROMELIACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Conopodium lithopsoides, Lithops aucampiae, Lithops karasmontana, AIZOACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Disocactus sp., CACTACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Echinocereus viereckii subsp. morricalii, CACTACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Echinopsis tubiflora, CACTACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Gloriosa superba, COLCHICACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Heliconia latispatha, HELICONIACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Medinilla magnifica, MELASTOMATACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Platycerium superbum, POLYPODIACEAE & Coelogyne massangeana, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Strelitzia reginae, STRELITZIACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2006 Vriesea carinata, BROMELIACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005

Impresiones Botánicas was a sort of emotions that accompanied each of my many visits to the Santiago Castroviejo Exhibition Greenhouse, located at the Real Jardín Botánico of Madrid. A modern building opened in 1993 and built on an elegant steel and glass structure. In its six hundred square metres we can enjoy more than 1300 species of plants distributed in three botanical departments: desert, subtropical and tropical. In 2007 I was invited by the Jardín Botánico of Valencia and the Real Jardín Botánico of Madrid to exhibit a collection of twenty nine original illustrations of plants that live in this greenhouse so dear to me and that has been reflected in the book Impresiones Botánicas.
Aechmea chantinii, BROMELIACEAE
Alocasia macrorhiza, ARACEAE
Astrophytum ornatum, CACTACEAE
Billbergia pyramidalis, BROMELIACEAE
Billbergia cv. “Fantasia”, BROMELIACEAE
Conopodium lithopsoides, Lithops aucampiae, Lithops karasmontana, AIZOACEAE
Disocactus sp., CACTACEAE
Echinocereus viereckii subsp. morricalii, CACTACEAE
Echinopsis tubiflora, CACTACEAE
Gloriosa superba, COLCHICACEAE
Heliconia latispatha, HELICONIACEAE
Medinilla magnifica, MELASTOMATACEAE
Platycerium superbum, POLYPODIACEAE & Coelogyne massangeana, ORCHIDACEAE
Strelitzia reginae, STRELITZIACEAE
Vriesea carinata, BROMELIACEAE
Aechmea chantinii, BROMELIACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Alocasia macrorhiza, ARACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Astrophytum ornatum, CACTACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Billbergia pyramidalis, BROMELIACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Billbergia cv. “Fantasia”, BROMELIACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Conopodium lithopsoides, Lithops aucampiae, Lithops karasmontana, AIZOACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Disocactus sp., CACTACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Echinocereus viereckii subsp. morricalii, CACTACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Echinopsis tubiflora, CACTACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Gloriosa superba, COLCHICACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Heliconia latispatha, HELICONIACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Medinilla magnifica, MELASTOMATACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Platycerium superbum, POLYPODIACEAE & Coelogyne massangeana, ORCHIDACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005 Strelitzia reginae, STRELITZIACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2006 Vriesea carinata, BROMELIACEAE Original illustration, 480x330 mm. 2005