The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 24/12/86 ¶ ¶ It is true I have not yet compared the short-haired ¶ Lhotzkya ¶ from Kang. Island ¶ with original specimens in my museum from the Grampians, ¶ dear Mr Tepper, but I do not doubt tha...

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RB MSS M198, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne 86.12.24

Plant names

Calycothrix tetragona
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Lhotzkya genethylloides
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Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Otto Tepper, 1886-12-24. 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/86-12-24>, accessed September 10, 2025

MS annotation by Tepper: 'Reply Jan 87'. Letter not found.

24/12/86

Zwar habe ich die kurzhaarige Lhotzkya von der Käng. Insel noch nicht mit Original-Exemplaren von den Grampians in meinem Museum verglichen, lieber Herr Tepper, doch zweifle ich nicht, dass es eine kleine Form von L. genethylloides ist

Mir ist Prof. Tate's Liste eben nicht zur Hande, veilleicht ist auch diese Lhotzkya bereits darin angeführt. In den Grampians kommt ein Bastard zwischen dieser Pfl. u vor.

Mit besten Wünschen zum neues Jahr

Ferd. von Mueller.

24/12/86

It is true I have not yet compared the short-haired Lhotzkya from Kang. Island

Kangaroo Island, SA.

with original specimens in my museum from the Grampians,

Vic.

dear Mr Tepper, but I do not doubt that it is a small form of L. genethylloides.

M later described this as a new species, L. smeatoniana (B87.01.02, p. 5); see M to O. Tepper, 31 December 1886.

Professor Tate's list is not just at hand, perhaps this Lhotzkya is also already cited in it. In the Grampians a hybrid between this plant and occurs.

With best wishes for the New Year

Ferd. von Mueller.