The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne ¶ bot Garden ¶ [7]/9/72 ¶ The first numeral in the date appears to be written over a previous'6'. ¶ ¶ ¶ You will find, dear Mr Bentham, that among the specimens of Dendrobium teretifolium,...

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RBG Kew,Kew Correspondence, Australia, Mueller, 1871-81,f.58. 72.09.07a

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Ferdinand von Mueller to George Bentham, 1872-09-07 [72.09.07a]. 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/1870-9/1872/72-09-07a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Melbourne

bot Garden

[7]/9/72

The first numeral in the date appears to be written over a previous '6'.

You will find, dear Mr Bentham, that among the specimens of Dendrobium teretifolium, sent by me, are some with more slender leaves, a somewhat different inflorescence & slight other characteristics upon which Mr Fitzgerald & myself have separated it as D. Fairfaxii.

Robert Fitzgerald. B72.14.02, p. 360. Bentham (1863-78), vol. 6, p. 285 did not recognise D. Fairfaxii as a distinct species.

Ferd von Mueller

Dendrobium Fairfaxii

Dendrobium teretifolium