The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: [for comparison, near ¶ C. breviculmis ¶ ] ¶ [In the Onkaparinga? ¶ Kindly collect some more.] ¶ [Geographically interesting!] ¶ [small variety] ¶ ¶ [Seeds required]...

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State Herbarium of South Australia, Plant Biodiversity Centre, Adelaide. 81.12.00b

Plant names

Adiantum hispidulum
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Agrostis quadriseta
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Billardiera
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Billardiera longiflora
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Callistemon salignus
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Carex breviculmis
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Carex paniculata
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Centipeda Cunninghami
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Cyperus lucidus
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Danthonia penicillata
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Distichlis maritima
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Ehrharta stipoides
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Gleichenia circinnata
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Goodenia amplexans
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Grevillea lavandulacea var ramulosa
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Hibbertia stricta
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Juncus
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Lepidosperma
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Leptospermum lanigerum
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Lomaria
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Marianthus bignoniaceus
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Muehlenbeckia appressa
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Pentapogon Billardieri
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Poa caespitosa
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Ranunculus rivularis
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Schizaea fistulosa
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Siegesbeckia orientalis
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Stipa semibarbata
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Testuca bromoides
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Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Otto Tepper, 1881-12 [81.12.00b]. 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/81-12-00b>, accessed September 11, 2025

Marked by Tepper: 'Recd. Dec 31. 81'.

326. , L.

392 , D.C.

394. Carex

zu vergleichen, nahe C. breviculmis.

[for comparison, near C. breviculmis]

389. , RBr

396. Banks.

390. , F.vM.

393. , Smith

391. Im Onkaparinga? Sammeln Sie freundlichst etwas mehr.

[In the Onkaparinga?

i.e. the valley of the Onkaparinga River, SA.

Kindly collect some more.]

398 FvM

399. , R.Br.

400 , Meissner

401. , Persoon

402 Grevillea lavandulacea Schlectendal

var ramulosa

M's name Grevillea ramulosa was published in Meisner (1853a), p. 357, and in Bentham (1863-78), vol. 5, p. 448, was treated as a synonym of G. lavandulacea.

408. , Labill!

Geographisch interessant!

[Geographically interesting!]

405. , FvM

kleine Varietät

[small variety]

406 , RBr

407. a, Lab..

b, Testuca

Festuca?

bromoides L.

404. G. Forster

410. , Smith

409. , FvM

411. , FvM

Samen erwünscht

[Seeds required]

413 , A.C.

417 & 416 FvM

Samen erwünscht

[Seeds required]

415. RBr ♀

415 (a)

ohne Frucht

[without fruit]

414 Sm

412

Vide Brief , morgen

[See letter tomorrow]

See postscript.

419 Sw

420 RBr

418 RBr

423. Rafinesque

422 RBr

Kleine Form.

[Small form.]

The text that follows is on a separate sheet, also marked by Tepper 'Recd. Dec 31. 81', that the above note accompanying no. 412 suggests may have been sent separately.

107. , FvM

424 , Schlecht

259

Junger Zustand.

[Juvenile condition.]

428 , Schlect.

425. Aiton

433. , Richard.

430

The name Danthonia penicullaris has not been found (IPNI, APNI both accessed 1 February 2021); error for ?

sehr veränderlich

[very variable]

431. J Hooker.

432. , RBr

484 , RBr

485 RBr var

487

Alle diese erfordern sehr genauen Zerlegung der Blüthe & Frucht

[All these require very precise dissection of the flowers and fruit]

438 , RBr

439 , FvM

436. L.

440 FvM

379. Ich sehe keine Frucht, welche sicher zu finden ist.

[I see no fruit, which are certainly to be found.]

Mit besten Wünschen für das Neu-Jahr und Dank für die Gratulations Karte von Ihnen

[With best wishes for the New Year and thanks for your congratulatory card.]

Ferd.von Mueller

426 F.v.M.

412. Ich halte diese Pfl. für eine einzeln–blumige Var von , möchte aber reife Frucht vergleichen. Wie ist B. longiflora in Prof Tate's Liste gekommen? Vielleicht wie durch den Rev. Tenison Woods.

[I regard this plant as a single-flowering variety of , but would like to compare ripe fruit. How did B. longiflora get in Prof. Tate's list? Perhaps like through the Rev. Tenison Woods.]