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68.00.00c

Plant names

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Georg Wittstein, 1868 [68.00.00c]. 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//letters/1860-9/1868/68-00-00c-final.odt>, accessed May 7, 2026

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Letter not found. The text given here is from 'Uebersicht des Gehaltes der Rinde mehrerer australischer Bäume an Gerbsäure und Gallussäure' [Survey of tannic and gallic acid contents of the bark of several Australian trees], Vierteljahresschrift für praktische Pharmacie, vol. 17, 1868, pp. 296-7 (B68.13.05), where it is described as 'Briefliche Mittheilung'. The correspondent is identified as Georg Wittstein, as he was the editor of the journal and a known M correspondent.
[
Gerbsäure
[Tannic acid]
Gallussäure
[Gallic acid]
Eucalyptus
Stuartiana
4.6
Pc
0.7 Pc
"
longifolia
8.3
"
2.8 "
"
corymbose
27
"
0.8 "
"
sp.
Peppermint
20.4
"
0.8 "
"
sp.
Grey Gum
4.9
"
0.4 "
Acacia
subporosa
6.6
"
1.2 "
"
penninervis
17.9
"
3.8 "
Angophora
intermedia
2.9
""
0.9 "
Eugenia
Smithii
16.9
"
3.6 "
Banksia
serrata
10.8
"
0.7 "
Pittosporum
undulatum
1.2
"
0.7 "
Brachychiton
populineum
2
B. populneum ?
2.6
"
0.6 " ]