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Physical location:

RB MSS M19, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 79.11.09a

Plant names

Preferred Citation:

Daniel Sullivan to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1879-11-09 [79.11.09a]. 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/1870-9/1879/79-11-09a-final.odt>, accessed June 5, 2026

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MS is a loose sheet labelled 're Sebaea albidiflora' that appears to be Sullivan's note that accompanied a specimen (MEL 709633) that he sent to M.
Wannon
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Vic. The word is preceded by Sullivan's collecting number '1' enclosed in a circle.
Nov. 9th. 1879
D. Sullivan.
The Yellow flowered S.
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Sebaea.
ovata of this district has 5 stamens, 5 lobes to the corolla, and 5 sepals.
This differs from the
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of our District in having a while corolla of 4 lobes, 4 sepals, and 4 stamens, but agrees with it in the partially 2-celled ovary. The leaves do not differ very much. I was very near passing it as a variety until on carefully comparing them (for the 2 var. grew side by side) I noticed the differences stated. I have not seen a description of the genus Sebaea.
D. Sullivan.