The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 21/9/90. ¶ ¶ As I just think of it, dear Professor Tate, I like to mention, that my late friend J. Ball, was wrong in restoring the genus Caldasia for Umbelliferae. ¶ He overlooked, that Caldasia of...

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Bonplandia
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Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Ralph Tate, 1890-09-21. 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/1890-6/1890/90-09-21-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

21/9/90.

As I just think of it, dear Professor Tate, I like to mention, that my late friend J. Ball, was wrong in restoring the genus for .

Ball (1887), p. 41, footnote.

He overlooked, that of Mutis

Mutis y Bosio (1810).

was published in 1810, whereas of Richard was only established in 1822.

L. Richard (1822), p. 416.

The oldest was by Willdenow in 1807,

Willdenow (1806-16), vol. 1(6), pl. 71, published in April 1806 (TL2, title number 17-663).

but it is identical with of Cavanilles, 1799.

Cavanilles (1800), p. 131.

The latest was by Lagasca

i.e. Lagasca y Segura (1811-21), vol.1, no. 2, pp. 98-9.

1821, and became superseded by Endlichers .

Regardfully your

Ferd. von Mueller