The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 12/10/84 ¶ ¶ While looking through a few plants today, respected Mr Holtze, I find that your No. 396 ¶ is ¶ Gossypium flaviflorum ¶ . This lovely species has only been known from the Glenelg River ...

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Physical location:

GRG 19/391, State Records of South Australia, Adelaide. 84.10.12

Plant names

Gossypium flaviflorum
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Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Maurice Holtze, 1884-10-12. 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/84-10-12>, accessed September 10, 2025

12/10/84

Beim Durchsehen einiger Pflanzen am heutigen Tage, geehrter Herr Holtze, finde ich, dass Ihr 396 = ist. Diese schöne Art war bisher nur von einem Platz am Glenelg Fluss bekannt, u. die Frucht ist noch nirgend gesammelt.

Hoffentlich höre ich bald wieder von Ihnen.

Freundlichst grüssend

Ferd. von Mueller.

Haben Sie nie von den Farnbäumen gehört, die in der Nähe des Glenelg Flusses vorkommen sollen?

12/10/84

While looking through a few plants today, respected Mr Holtze, I find that your No. 396

See M to M. Holtze, August 1884 (in this edition as 84-08-00), where M was less definite in identifying the specimen as G. flaviflorum.

is . This lovely species has only been known from the Glenelg River

i.e. Glenelg River, WA.

so far, and no fruit has been collected of it anywhere.

I hope to hear from you soon.

With most friendly greetings

Ferd. von Mueller.

Have you never heard of the tree ferns that are said to grow in the vicinity of the Glenelg River?