The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne, 29/8/75 ¶ ¶ It is not possible, dear Mr Ramsay, to discriminate between the various species of Cycas of the C. circinalis section, except when with the leaves likewise the fruits, the ¶ f...

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ML MSS.562, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney. 75.08.29

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Cycas Normanbyana
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Cycas angulata
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Cycas circinalis
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Cycas media
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Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Edward Ramsay, 1875-08-29. 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/1870-9/1875/75-08-29-final.odt>, accessed June 4, 2026

Melbourne, 29/8/75

It is not possible, dear Mr Ramsay, to discriminate between the various species of Cycas of the C. circinalis section, except when with the leaves likewise the fruits, the fruit rachis , and the male cones are obtained. The one (as dwarf) sent by you may be new.

See E. Ramsay to M, 25 August 1875 (in this edition as 75-08-25a).

I was not aware, that the Rockinghams Bay

Qld.

species was always stemless. C. Normanbyana differs from C. angulata Br (C. media Br) in having a stalkless fruit-rachis , which bears only two seeds (one on each side). Perhaps you have local means to place such material before me as will enable me to elucidate this.

Regardfully

Ferd. von Mueller.