The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: No II ¶ ¶ This Bauhinia is sent to me by my old friend Alfred Giles ¶ ¶ Port Darwin ¶ ¶ It seems to come near B. glaucescens DC ¶ ¶ but De Candolles diagnosis is not sufficient to identify ¶ ¶ Do...

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Physical location:

MEL 69717,National Herbarium ofVictoria, Royal Botanic GardensMelbourne. 82.00.00d

Preferred Citation:

Frederick Bailey to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1882 [82.00.00d]. 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/1880-9/1882/82-00-00d-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

MS found with specimen (MEL 69717) of Bauhinia gilesii named by M and Bailey jointly for Alfred Giles (B82.07.04, p. 151). Approximately dated on the basis of the published description that was based on the specimen with which this item was found. The sheet has M's specimen label: 'Bauhinia Gilesii F.V.M. Near Port Darwin Alfr. Giles'.

No II

This Bauhinia is sent to me by my old friend Alfred Giles Port Darwin It seems to come near B. glaucescens DC but De Candolles diagnosis is not sufficient to identify Doubtless you must have had it can you help me.

FMB

In M to J. Hooker, 24 July 1882, in a general comment on his volatile relationship with Bailey, M remarked 'he is assiduous, and I have aroused in him a spirit for scientific distinction & I help him on still. So only lately I described under our united authority a Bauhinia, closely allied to B. Malabarica, which he thought might be B. glaucescens (a Central American spec)'.

Bauhinia glaucescens