Talk:Archivea

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by HurricaneZeta (talk) 22:00, 14 December 2025 (UTC)

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The only known specimen of Archivea kewensis, an 1823 watercolour painting

• ... that the orchid species Archivea kewensis is known only from a 1823 watercolour painting?

• Source: Whitten, W. Mark; Williams, Norris H.; Chase, Mark W. (2000). "Subtribal and generic relationships of Maxillarieae (Orchidaceae) with emphasis on Stanhopeinae: combined molecular evidence". American Journal of Botany. 87 (12): 1842–1856. https://doi.org/10.2307%2F2656837

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sheriff's Assize of Ale
  • Comment: A cropped version of the image may be preferable, perhaps a crop around only the full plant (ie. excluding the illustrations of the flower at the bottom) with some editing done to remove Reichenbach's note - I would be happy to do this and upload an edited version to Commons if there is interest.

5x expanded by Ethmostigmus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

Ethmostigmus 🌿 (talk | contribs) 02:56, 15 November 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image eligibility:

• Freely licensed:
• Used in article:
• Clear at 100px: - ?

QPQ: Done.

Overall: The article is new enough (5x expanded since this version) and long enough (3219 characters). It is well-written and neutral in tone. AGF on the inaccessible (particularly Christenson & Jenny 1996, which serves as the source for much of the article) and Portuguese-language sources. The image is free and used within the article. A crop of the image would be preferable, like you said. AmateurHi$torian (talk) 07:00, 15 November 2025 (UTC)

• Cheers for reviewing - I've uploaded a cropped and edited version of the watercolour to Commons and replaced the file in this nomination, let me know if that looks all good to you! Ethmostigmus 🌿 (talk | contribs) 01:50, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

• Much better :) -AmateurHi$torian (talk) 02:24, 16 November 2025 (UTC)