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RB MMS M1, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 81.10.14Preferred Citation:
James Pink to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1881-10-14. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id/81-10-14>, accessed September 11, 2025
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MS found with a specimen of
Macrozamia douglasii
(MEL 237356), marked by M: 'Encephalartos Douglasii F.v.M. Macroz. Douglasii Ex horto
bot. Brisbane. 1881.' Elsewhere, M wrote (B83.03.01) of 'the sub-generic group of
Macrozamia, which only on geographic considerations can be kept apart from the older
South African genus Encephalartos'.
Brisbane 14th Oct 1881
Baron Ferd. von Mueller K.C.M.G. &c
Melbourne
Dear Sir,
I have this day forwarded per A.S.N. Co's
boat, a box containing:—
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Australian Steam Navigation Company.
a leaf & part of fruit-cone of Encephalartos tridentatus.
Leaf & fruit-cone of Macrozamia Miquelii
Leaf & cone of Stangeria paradoxa;
Leaf & flower-spike of Areca Alicae;
Fruit of Tecoma Hillii.
Male cones of Bunya-bunya
a few seeds of Cocos plumosa
I likewise send a leaf (Labelled No 1) of a Macrozamia, stems of which I obtained
from Fraser's Island. It is of most graceful habit. There is no spiral twist in the
leaf, & the leaflets are much longer & more conspicuously marked with white than M.
Miquelii.
I have not seen the fruit.
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Miquelii
crossed out
by M
and
spiralis
substituted for it.
Some of the specimens I now send you may be of little or no interest to you but they
served to fill up the box.
Re the Encephalartos tridentatus — the plant from which the cone was cut, was received
from Kew two years ago, it is stemless, & I have never seen the male cone.
Thanking you for the packet of seed & printed matter
I am, Sir,
Yours faithfully
James Pink
Areca Alicae
Cocos plumosa
Encephalartos tridentatus
Macrozamia Miquelii
Stangeria paradoxa
Tecoma Hillii