The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: [The specimen of the plant was forwarded to the Director of the Botanical Gardens (Mr. M. Holtze), and he wrote as follows :—"The plant submitted to me yesterday is 'Myoporum deserti,' as far as I can...

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Myoporum deserti
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Maurice Holtze to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1892-08 [92.08.00c]. 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/1890-6/1892/92-08-00c-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Letter not found. The text given here is from 'Surveys in the interior', South Australian register, 4 August 1892, p. 5. Mr J. Carruthers, trigonometric surveyor, sent a report dated 16 July 1892 to the Surveyor General, which included reference to a 'plant which poisoned the camels', a specimen of which he sent by post. It is assumed that Holtze wrote to M as promised.

[The specimen of the plant was forwarded to the Director of the Botanical Gardens (Mr. M. Holtze), and he wrote as follows :—"The plant submitted to me yesterday is ' ,' as far as I can see without flowers or fruit. The plant is known to have poisoned numbers of cattle and sheep in New South Wales, where it is known as ' dogwood poison-bush.' I will send the plant to Baron von Mueller, but have no doubt that the above name is correct."]