Rudolf Marloth Collection

 

Rudolf Marloth (1855-1931 is considered one of the principal early Cape botanists. Marloth was a German chemist who immigrated to the Cape in 1883. He was appointed at the Victoria College as lecturer in chemistry and experimental physics in 1888 and became professor in 1889. Later, he worked as a part-time lecturer in science at what is today known as Elsenburg. Marloth received an honorary doctorate from Stellenbosch University in 1922. Marloth is well-known for his magnum opus, “The Flora of South Africa”, compiled between 1912 and 1932 in collaboration with botanical illustrator, Ethel Dixie. The Marloth family donated the original illustrations and plates with handwritten notes to Stellenbosch University Library.

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  • Orchidaceae & Diseae 

    Marloth, R. (Rudolf), 1855-1931 (1915)
    Plate 59 from The flora of South Africa (vol. 4) featuring Orchidaceae & Diseae.

  • Orchidaceae & Ophrydeae-Diseae 

    Marloth, R. (Rudolf), 1855-1931 (1915)
    Plate 58 from The flora of South Africa (vol. 4) featuring Orchidaceae & Ophrydeae-Diseae.

  • Orchidaceae & Ophrydeae-Diseae 

    Marloth, R. (Rudolf), 1855-1931 (1915)
    Plate 57 from The flora of South Africa (vol. 4) featuring Orchidaceae & Ophrydeae-Diseae.

  • Orchidaceae & Ophrydeae-Diseae 

    Marloth, R. (Rudolf), 1855-1931 (1915)
    Plate 56 from The flora of South Africa (vol. 4) featuring Orchidaceae & Ophrydeae-Diseae.

  • Orchidaceae, Habenarieae & Disperideae 

    Marloth, R. (Rudolf), 1855-1931 (1915)
    Plate 55 from The flora of South Africa (vol. 4) featuring Orchidaceae, Habenarieae & Disperideae.

  • Orchidaceae, Dendrobieae, Cymbidieae & Eulophieae 

    Marloth, R. (Rudolf), 1855-1931 (1915)
    Plate 53 from The flora of South Africa (vol. 4) featuring Orchidaceae, Dendrobieae, Cymbidieae & Eulophieae.

  • Iridaceae 

    Marloth, R. (Rudolf), 1855-1931 (1915)
    Plate 50 from The flora of South Africa (vol. 4) featuring Iridaceae.

  • Iridaceae 

    Marloth, R. (Rudolf), 1855-1931 (1915)
    Plate 49 from The flora of South Africa (vol. 4) featuring Iridaceae.

  • Iridaceae 

    Marloth, R. (Rudolf), 1855-1931 (1915)
    Plate 48 from The flora of South Africa (vol. 4) featuring Iridaceae.

  • Iridaceae 

    Marloth, R. (Rudolf), 1855-1931 (1915)
    Plate 47 from The flora of South Africa (vol. 4) featuring Iridaceae.

  • Iridaceae 

    Marloth, R. (Rudolf), 1855-1931 (1915)
    Plate 46 from The flora of South Africa (vol. 4) featuring Iridaceae.

  • Iridaceae 

    Marloth, R. (Rudolf), 1855-1931 (1915)
    Plate 45 from The flora of South Africa (vol. 4) featuring Iridaceae.

  • Iridaceae, Ixieae & Aristeeae 

    Marloth, R. (Rudolf), 1855-1931 (1915)
    Plate 44 from The flora of South Africa (vol. 4) featuring Iridaceae, Ixieae & Aristeeae.

  • Iridaceae 

    Marloth, R. (Rudolf), 1855-1931 (1915)
    Plate 43 from The flora of South Africa (vol. 4) featuring Iridaceae.

  • Iridaceae 

    Marloth, R. (Rudolf), 1855-1931 (1915)
    Plate 42 from The flora of South Africa (vol. 4) featuring Iridaceae.

  • Iridaceae 

    Marloth, R. (Rudolf), 1855-1931 (1915)
    Plate 41 from The flora of South Africa (vol. 4) featuring Iridaceae.

  • Iridaceae 

    Marloth, R. (Rudolf), 1855-1931 (1915)
    Plate 40 from The flora of South Africa (vol. 4) featuring Iridaceae.

  • Iridaceae & Moraeeae 

    Marloth, R. (Rudolf), 1855-1931 (1915)
    Plate 39 from The flora of South Africa (vol. 4) featuring Iridaceae & Moraeeae.

  • Amaryllidaceae & Velloziaceae 

    Marloth, R. (Rudolf), 1855-1931 (1915)
    Plate 38 from The flora of South Africa (vol. 4) featuring Amaryllidaceae & Velloziaceae.

  • Amaryllidaceae 

    Marloth, R. (Rudolf), 1855-1931 (1915)
    Plate 36 from The flora of South Africa (vol. 4) featuring Amaryllidaceae.

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