The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 18/12/91 ¶ ¶ The Bauhinia 1336, ¶ dear Mr Holtze, needs further observations. It may be identical with B. Blancoi (Bentham) from Siam and Luzon. It has much narrower petals, cuneate (not truncate) a...

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GRG 19/391, State Records of South Austrlia, Adelaide. 91.12.18

Plant names

Bauhinia Blancoi
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Bauhinia Hookeri
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Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Nicholas Holtze, 1891-12-18. 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/1890-6/1891/91-12-18-final.odt>, accessed June 4, 2026

18/12/91

The Bauhinia 1336,

See M to N. Holtze, September 1891 (in this edition as 91-09-00a), and M to N. Holtze, 12 December 1891.

dear Mr Holtze, needs further observations. It may be identical with B. Blancoi (Bentham) from Siam and Luzon. It has much narrower petals, cuneate (not truncate) at the base, than B. Hookeri. The latter, so far as I am aware, is a robust tree, while you say, that 1336, is scandent. Possibly the flowers may be to some extent monoecious, so that a difference between the male may exist with imperfect ovulary and the female fruiting flowers. All this can best be observed in nature.

Regardfully your

Ferd von Mueller

Are the tendrils, shaped like the spring of a watch, often developed on this Bauhinia. Where the new grows, your brother

Waldemar Holtze.

may find still other new plants.