The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 28/2/89 ¶ ¶ As you, esteemed Professor, have a complete library there, will you be so kind to check whether ¶ Nymphaea capensis ¶ was described in Thunberg's ¶ Prodromus ¶ or first in his ¶ Flor...

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Physical location:

Handskr. Avdl., Universitetsbibliotek, Lund, Sweden. 89.02.28a

Plant names

Nymphaea capensis
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Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Jacob Agardh, 1889-02-28 [89.02.28a]. 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/89-02-28a>, accessed September 11, 2025

28/2/89

Da Sie, geehrter Herr Professor, [eine]

editorial addition.

vollständige Bibliothek dort haben, werden Sie so freundlich sein, nachzusehen, ob Nymphaea Capensis in Thunbergs prodromus oder erst in seiner Flora Capensis beschrieben wurde u mir Jahr u Seitenzahl davon geben.

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Ferd von Mueller

28/2/89

As you, esteemed Professor, have a complete library there, will you be so kind to check whether was described in Thunberg's Prodromus

Thunberg (1794-1800); the species was described at vol. 2, p. 92 .

or first in his Flora Capensis

Thunberg (1807-13) does not include this species.

and give me year and page number of it.

M appears to have been seeking information for his Second systematic census (B89.12.03) but there is no entry in this for .

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