Ferdinand von Mueller

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MS annotation by M: 'Answ 15/9/86'.

Brisbane

Sept 9th 1886

Dear Baron

The enclosed Dischidia is from the Johnstone River.

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Near Innisfail, Qld.

It is neither D. Rafflesiana nor D. Timorensis so far as I can judge from the descriptions given of the first in Hook. Fl. British India & of the latter by DC in Prod.

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J. Hooker (1875-97), vol. 4, p. 50; Decaisne (1844), p. 633.

The cordate orbiculate apiculated leaf has the [3 nerves] of the leaf marked by broad light colored lines on the upper surface a mark I cannot find mentioned of any other species and this is constant on all the plants now flower

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flowering?

here. the flowers are usually deeper lined or stained with red than those in the umbel I send There is also only one ring of hairs inside the corolla, and the hairs are white and nearly as long as the short thick angular colored lobes — (this ring of hairs is situated in the throat at the immediate base of the corolla wher

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where?

you will observe the corona lobes to be inflexed and of somewhat peculiar shape — Does it agree with any of the New Guinea forms for if not it is probably new and it could be published under our joint names, I have not seen Ascidia or follicles An early answer will oblige if you consider new will you send a few notes.

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M's reply was received by Bailey on 20 September 1886. Bailey's note registering its arrival indicates that the species was Dischidia ovata , described in 1843 from New Guinea (see M to F. Bailey, September 1886 (in this edition as 86-09-00b)).

I must hunt up Eaves

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Samuel Hinder Eaves?

he is very long getting the seeds I am expecting Father Woods

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J. E. Tenison Woods.

in a month or so