The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Sydney 27th Jany /83 ¶ My dear Baron ¶ ¶ I am now in possession of some valuable material for working out the Macrozamias indigenous to New South Wales, but until Mr Betche returns from the country, ...

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RB MSS M50, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 83.01.27a

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Macrozamia Dennisoni
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Macrozamia corallipes
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Macrozamia cylindrica
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Macrozamia sp var diplomera
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Macrozamia spiralis
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Preferred Citation:

Charles Moore to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1883-01-27 [83.01.27a]. 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/1880-9/1883/83-01-27a-final.odt>, accessed June 5, 2026

MS found with a specimen of Macrozamia diplomera, MEL 260276. MS is accompanied by two handwritten foolscap pages of 'Remarks on various varieties of Macrozamia' by E. Betche.

Sydney 27th Jany /83

My dear Baron

I am now in possession of some valuable material for working out the Macrozamias indigenous to New South Wales, but until Mr Betche returns from the country, whither he has been for the last month in search of Macrozamias, I shall not have all the specimens which he has collected, for examination. In the meantime it is to my mind certain, that the old spiralis of Brown & Cunningham,

Zamia spiralis was described in R. Brown (1810), p. 348; the reason for the mention of Alan Cunningham has not been determined.

Dennisoni of you and myself

Macrozamia Denisonii was described under the joint authority of M and Moore in B58.06.01, p. 41.

Corallipes of Gardens,

was described in J. Hooker (1865-1904), vol. 98, t. 5943.

and a species undescribed allied to the last of which diplomera is a variety,

Presumably a reference to Encephalartos spiralis var diplomera described in B66.10.01, p. 172, from a specimen collected by Moore.

and that called cylindrica

Presumably a reference to , described as distinct in Moore (1884a), p. 119.

found on the high grounds of the Richmond and the Tweed, may be regarded as all distinct from each other, and in fact to represent all the species of the Genus in this colony — But more on this subject when Mr Betche returns

Your young German friend Siegert is likely to obtain employment in this quarter — as yet nothing can be decided regarding him. With sincere regards I remain

Faithfully yours

Charles Moore

Baron Von Mueller K.C.M.G.

P.S Enclosed is a portion of a form of diplomera just received from Betche