The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 21/6/80. ¶ ¶ I have investigated your ¶ Schoenus ¶ carefully, dear Mr Tepper, as far as the material allowed it, and I think that it is different from my West Australian ¶ Schoenus trachycarpus ¶ ...

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Physical location:

RB MSS M198, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 80.06.21a

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Schoenus deformis
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Schoenus tepperi
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Schoenus trachycarpus
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Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Otto Tepper, 1880-06-21 [80.06.21a]. 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/80-06-21a>, accessed September 11, 2025

MS annotation by Tepper: 'Reply 17.7.80'. Letter not found.

21/6/80.

Ich habe Ihren Schoenus sorgfältig untersucht, lieber Herr Tepper, soweit das Material es erlaubte, und glaube, dass selbiger von meinem West-Australischen verschieden sei. Ich habe diese Art daher als S. Tepperi beschrieben, u wird die Diagnose in der neuen Nummer der Fragmenta erscheinen. Lassen Sie mich bitten, dass gute blühende Exemplare herbeigeschafft werden im Frühling, um die Staubgefässe zu beschreiben; alle Ihre Exemplare waren im Herbst abgeblütht u nur mit verwitterten Früchten versehen.

R Brown fand am Memory Cove, diesen werden Sie gewiss noch in Ihrer Nähe finden.

Ihr

Ferd. von Mueller.

21/6/80.

I have investigated your Schoenus carefully, dear Mr Tepper, as far as the material allowed it, and I think that it is different from my West Australian . Therefore I have described this species as S. tepperi and the diagnosis will appear in the new number of the Fragmenta.

Described in B80.08.03, p. 106.

Let me ask that good flowering specimens be collected in spring to describe the stamens; all your specimens had finished flowering in autumn and had only weathered fruits.

R. Brown found at Memory Cove,

Robert Brown (1773-1858) was at Memory Cove, SA, in February 1802 (R. Brown (2001), pp.140-3).

you will certainly still find this in your vicinity.

Your

Ferd. von Mueller.