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Ferdinand von Mueller to Notebook (part 2), . 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//manuscripts/supplementum-prodromi-florae-novae-hollandiae-final.odt>, accessed May 10, 2026

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See also husums-phanerogamische-Flora in this edition.
Supplementum
prodromi florae
Novae Hollandiae
& insulae Van Diemen
Browniani
alterum
enumerans
plantas Australasicas
atque Novo-Zelandicae
nuperius inventas
(exclusis speciebus novis Preissianis)
compositum
auctore
D. Ferdinando Müller
Adelaides
Nov. Holl. austr.
1849.
[Second supplement to Brown’s Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van Diemen
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R. Brown (1810), to which Brown had subsequently published a ‘first supplement’ (R. Brown (1830)).
enumerating more recently discovered Australasian and New Zealand plants (excluding new Preissian species
3
Lehmann (1844-7).
) compiled by the author Dr Ferdinand Müller, Adelaide, southern New Holland, 1849.
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The MS was not completed in 1849. Additions were inserted at later dates, as indicated by differences in handwriting and pen. Some of the references M cited were published after 1849.
]
Hierochloe rariflora Hk. fil
panicula laxa effusa pauciflora, glumarum valvis inaequalibus flosculis 1/2 brevioribus, palea inferiore obtusa, arista nulla, flosculi intermedii palea superiore apice bifida ciliata, foliis angusti linearibus scabridis, calmis elongatis basi ramosis foliosis.
King George Sound.
Baxter.
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Hierochloa rariflora ...Baxter. is on a page preceding the title page of MS. See J. Hooker (1844-7), pt. 1, p. 93. The reference is to William Baxter fl 1820s-1830s.
Gramineae
Diplax avenacea Raoul N.Z. W. Ann.
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Walpers (1848-71). M also refers to this source by using 'W.A.', 'W.', or 'Walp.'
1, 921.
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Diplax avenacea ... 921. inter.
Hierochloe rariflora Hk fil v. pag. [confer]
Paspalum vaginatum Sw. N.H. tr.
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Novae Hollandiae tropicae.
Urochloa pubescens Kth N.H. tr.
Panicum 23 jubiflorum Tr. N.H.
31 obseptum N.H.
n. 421 Paractamum
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P. paractaenum?
Kth N.H.
Alopecurus ovatus Tr
Stipa (37) crinita Gdch. N.H. occ.
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Novae Hollandiae occidentalis [= western New Holland].
(38) verticillata Nees N.H.
(40) ramosissima Tr. N.H.
(58) striata Lk N.H.
(59) rudis Spreng. N.H.
Aristida (53) arenaria Gdch. N.H. occ.
Muehlenbergia simplex Kth N. H.
Agrostis (79) stichophylla
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A. distichophylla?
R. & S. N.H.
distans Kunze N. H. W.A. 1, 928
Calamagrostis conspicua Gm. N.Z.
Arundo Australis Cavan. N.Z.
Pappophorum (7) coerulescens
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P. caerulescens?
Gdch. N. H. occ.
avenaceum, virens & flavescens Ldl. Mtch
13
Lindley in Mitchell (1848).
Avena Forsteri Kth. N.Z.
Danthonia caespitosa Gdch. N.H. occ.
(23) Linkii Kth.
Poa falcata Gdch. N.H. occ. (Eragr.)
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Eragrostis falcata.
Sieberiana Spr. N.H.
caespitosa Schrad. N.Z.
anceps Fr. N.Z.
Sprengelii Kth. N.H. or.
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Novae Hollandiae orientalis [= eastern New Holland].
Centotheca lappacea Desv. Austral
Glyceria aquatica Sm. N.H.
Lepturus simplex Kth. N.H. or.
Andropogon comosus Spr.
(113) Halepensis Sibth. N.H.
(125) Gryllus L. N.H.
(126) coerulescens Gdch.
Spinifex Gaudichaudii Kth
Danthonia pectinata Ldl in Mtch. 3 exp. II, 26,
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Mitchell (1838). M uses variations of the number 3 or 'tres' as well as 'exp.' with a volume number to distinguish the two-volume Mitchell (1838) from Mitchell (1848).
spica simplici secunda pleiostachya pectinata foliis multo longiore, palea inferiore villosissima, laciniis lateralibus membranaceis aristae aequalibus.
Ad fl. Lachlan
[At the Lachlan River]
P. laevinoda
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Panicum laevinode?
Ldl. in Mtch. tres. exp. I, 238
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Actually p. 235.
N. H. austr-orient & subtrop. panicula compos. contract. capillari, ramis pedicellisque flexuosis, spiculis acutis glabris, gluma exteriore rotundata laxa interiore 5 nervi, foliis vaginis geniculisque laevibus glabris.
19
M transposed the last two words.
Neurachne Mitchelliana N. Mtch. 33.
Danth. erianth. v. pag. seq.
[see following page]
Danthonia eriantha Ldl. in Mtch. 3 exp. II, 307
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Actually p. 304.
panicula subcoarctata lanceolata, spiculis sub 4-floris gluma laevi
21
M transposed this word and the one before it.
multo brevioribus, palea exteriore laevigata basi apiceque vilosissima, aristis lateralibus subulatis debilibus intermedia brevioribus, foliis setaceis vaginisque patentim pilosis, collo barbato.
Ad montem Trafalgar
[At Mount Trafalgar].
Lappago racemosa W. Lachlan
Aristida ramosa Br Lachlan
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Danthonia eriantha ... Br Lachlan is on the following page of the MS — 'vide pag. seq.'
Danthonia lappacea Ldl. in Mtch. three exp. I, 313.
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Actually p. 309.
spicis geminatis foliis brevioribus, palea inferiore sericea cornea, laciniis
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'l ciniis' in Mitchell (1838), p. 304.
lateralibus foliatis divaricatis arista rigida brevioribus.
Inter flumi[s] Darling & Bogan. Mtch.
[between the Darling and Bogan Rivers. Mitchell]
Panicum flavidum Retz. prope Lachlan
[near Lachlan]
Aira Australis Raoul. N. Z. W. 1, 932
Anthistiria membranacea Ldl Mtch. 88
Danthonia triticoides Ldl. Mtch. 365 W.A.
Erianthus Mtch.
Lappago biflora Mtch.
Dichelachne sp. 1-9. W. Ann. III, 725 Streptachne sp 1-2. Stipa sp 30-31.
Chloris acicularis Ldl. Mtch. 33.
Chloris sclerantha Ldl. Mtch. 31.
Dactyloctenium radulans Mtch. trop. A.
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Mitchell (1848).
Eleusine marginata Ldl. in Mtch. 3. exped. I, 319.
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Actually p. 315.
culmo tereti glabro, foliis glabris, ligula nulla, spicis digitatis strictis, spiculis subsexfloris, palea inferiore carinata mucronata marginata.
Ad flumen Bogan
[At Bogan River].
Cyperaceae .
Cyperus (78) Lessonianus Kth. m. coer.
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Montes caerulei (Blue Mountains, NSW).
(79) macellus Kth N.H.
(119) Surinamensis Rottb. N.H. tr.
(190) spectabilis Erf. N.H.
(214) ustulatus Rich. N.Z.
(242) distans L. fil. N.H.
(250) Sieberi Kth. N.H.
Mariscus flavus Vahl ß N.H.
Kyllingia pumila Michx. ß N.H.
Isolepis pygmaea Kth N.Z. N.H.
(I. Saviana Lk)
Gaudichaudiana Kth. N.H.
Fimbristylis communis Kth N.H.
Abildgaardia monostachya Vahl N.H.
Dichromena setacea Kth
Caustis Sieberi Kth
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Kunth (1833-50). M also uses the abbreviation 'K' to refer to these volumes.
307
Lepidospermum
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Lepidosperma?
Neesii Kth N.H.
Sieberi Kth N.H.
Gahnia Sieberiana Kth N.H.
Urvilleana Kth N.H.
procera Fr. N.Z.
Lampocarya affinis Brogn. N.Z.
Schoenus rubiginosus Soland. N.Z.
Scleria Flabellum Sw. N.H
communis Kth ?N.H.
(23) Sieberi Nees ?N.H.
(27) arundinacea Kth N.H.
Carex (122) Gaudichaudiana Kth N.H.
(128) geminata Schk. N.Z.
(347) Forsteri Wahlenb. N.Z.
(414) polystachya Ach. Rich. N.Z.
(neq. Wahlenb. nec Tenor
[neither Wahlenbergiana nor Tenorii])
Uncinia (7) Australis Kth. N.Z.
C.
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Carex. These two entries were inserted later, on the next page.
subdola, Boott N.Z. W. anal 1, 910.
C. Gunniana Boott V.DL,
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Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania).
914
Aroideae ss.
Lemna Schleid.
L. minor L. N.H.
L. trisulca L. N.H.
Colocasia Raj.
C. esculenta Schott N.Z.
Pandaneae .
Freycenetia
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Freycinetia?
inclinans R.Br. N.Z.
Fluviales Vent.
Potamogeton perfoliatus L. N.H.
crispus L. N.H.
ochreatus Raoul N.Z. W. Ann. 1, 767.
Juncagineae
Triglochin filifolium Sieb.
Trig. calcaratum Hook. N.H., W. Ann 1, 768
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M inserted this and the two following entries on an otherwise blank page.
T. centrocarpum Hk. Sw. riv.
34
Swan River, WA.
T. callicarpa
35
T. calcitrapa?
Hk Sw. riv.
Alismaceae .
Damasonium Australe Sal. K, 3. 154.
Hydrocharideae .
Ottelia Persoon
O. Cygnorum Planchon Swan River Walp. III, 510.
Junceae W. Ann. III, 653
Luzula Banksiana E. Mey. N.Z. W. An III, 653
Luzula picta Less. & Rich. K 3, 306
L. crinita Hk. f. W. Ann. 1, 877. Auckl. isl
Juncus filiformis L. N.Z. 3, 319.
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Actually p. 318. M frequently only gives volume and page numbers, or less often only page numbers, when he is referring to Kunth (1833-50).
3, 320. communis E. Mey. N.H. N.Z.
Kingia Australis Br. 3, 376
Dasypogon glaber Laharpe N.H. 3, 377
Astelieae .
Astelia Richardi Endl. N.Z. K 3, 365
Centrolepideae
Gaimardia, Gdch.
G. ciliata Hk. f. ins. Auckl.
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Auckland Islands.
W. ann. 1, 897.
G. pallida Hk. f. ins. Camb.
38
Campbell Island.
W. l.c.
Xerotes typhina Ldl. in Mitch. 3 exp 2, 41
acaulis, foliis longissimis angusto-linearibus margine laevibus filamentosis basi laceris, capitulis omnibus cylindraceis lanatis, foemineis simplicibus masculis interruptis (An eadem ac Xerotina [ammoph]?
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Possibly ammophilus = sand-loving.
) X. leucocephalae similis
Lachlan
Xerotes effusa Ldl. in M. 3 exp. II, 101
acaulis, foliis linearibus longissimis semiteretibus margine scabris dorso striatis, apice dentato tabescente, panicula mascula effusa abbreviata, bracteis acuminatus scariosis pedecello brevioribus.
Murray river (X. fragrans?) nahe der Vereinigung mit dem Darling
[near the confluence with the Darling].
Xyrideae.
Xyris elongata Lamb. Kth 4, 21. P.J.
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Port Jackson, NSW.
Brownii Kth 4, 22. P.J.
Melanthaceae
Burchardia multiflora Ldl
Kth 4, 165. congesta Ldl.
Asphodeleae
8. Bulbine bulbosa Haw. P.J. Kth 4, 565.
9. B. Fraseri Kth. N.S.W.
10. B. semibarbata Haw. P.J. m. Tasm
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Tasman Sea, NSW.
11. B. Hookeri Kth V.D.L.
13. B. suavis Ldl. N.S.W.
14. B. graminea Hw. patr. ign.
Caesia, Kth 4, 608.
6. C. hirsuta Ldl Sw. riv.
7. C. versicolor Ldl. - -
8. C. micrantha Ldl - -
Thysanothus Kth 4, 616.
18. T. Manglesianus Kth. Sw. riv., Baie des Chien m.
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Baie des Chiens Marins = Seal Bay, SA? (cf. German Seehund).
19. T. tenuis Ldl. Sw. riv.
20. T. intricatus Ldl. Sw. riv.
21. T. anceps Ldl. Sw. riv.
22. T. asper Ldl. Sw. riv.
23. T. proliferus Ldl. Sw. riv.
Arthropodium Kth 4, 620.
2. A. pendulum DC. N.H.
3. A. (minus Ldl. non Br) P.J.,
Lindleyi Kth.
6. A. cirrhatum Br. N.Z.
Dichopogon Kth 4, 622.
1. D. humilis Kth V.D.L.
2. D. Sieberianus Kth. N.H.
3. D. setosus Kth N.H.
Stypandra Kth 4, 625.
2. S. propinqua All. Cunn. N.S.W.
3. S. grandiflora Ldl. Sw. riv.
6. S. frutescens Kn & Wsc. N.H.
Sowerbaea Kth 4, 641.
2. S. laxiflora Ldl Sw. riv.
Laxmannia Kth 4, 642.
3. L. grandiflora Ldl. Sw. riv.
4. L. squarrosa Ldl Sw. riv.
5. L. sessilis Ldl. Sw. riv.
6. L. ramosa Ldl Sw. riv.
7. L. sessiliflora Decaisne N.H.
Alania Endl. 644
Aut hoc genus (sine dubia cl. Allanio Cunningham dicatum) et tunc Allania foribundum aut Allania Bth genus Guianense deleendum erit.
A. Endlicheri Kth. N.H.
Borya Kth 4, 645.
4. B. scirpoides Lindl. Sw. riv.
Johnsonia 4, 647.
2. J. hirta Ldl Sw. riv.
3. J. pubescens Ldl Sw. riv.
Kreisigea
43
Kreysigia.
Rchb.
Kunth
Chrysobactron Hk f.
C. Rossii Hk.f. W. An. 1, 857. Campbell & Auckl. isl.
Blandfordia marginata W. Walp. Ann. 1, 868. N.H.
Dianella graminifolia K & B N.H. W. ann. 1, 871
D. elegans K & B. l.c.
Cordyline spectabilis K & B. l.c. N.H.
Phormium Cookianum Le Jol. N. Zeel. W. an. III, 630
Amaryllideae .
Calostemma candidum Lindl. in Mtch three exped. I, 54.
foliis ..., tubo perianthii limbo multo breviore, corona truncata dentibus sterilibus nullis, umbellis densis, pedicellis articulatis exterioribus multo longioribus.
In solo fertili ad limites occidentales Novae Cambria australis frequens juxta fl. Nammoy. Fragrans.
Anth: vere exeunte.
C. candidum in volum II p. 30 tali modo describitur: floribus centralibus subsessilibus, articulo infra medium in pedicellis longioribus, corona integerrima
C. luteum [Ker.] ...
Ad fl. Lachlan in planibus
[At the Lachlan River on the plains]
Calostemma carneum Ldl. in Mtch 3 exp. II, 39.
foliis ..., tubo perianthii limbo subaequali, corona truncata dentibus sterilibus nullis, umbellis densis, pedicellis articulatis exterioribus longioribus
Goulburne-range, Lachlan.
Anigozanthus
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Anigozanthos?
tyrianthina Hk. Sw. riv. W. An III, 624.
Abildgaardia monostachya
Agrostis distans
Agrostis stichophylla
Aira Australis
Alania Endlicheri
Alismaceae
Alopecurus ovatus
Amaryllideae
Andropogon coerulescens
Andropogon comosus
Andropogon Gryllus
Andropogon Halepensis
Anigozanthus tyrianthina
Anthistiria membranacea
Aristida arenaria
Aristida ramosa
Aroideae
Arthropodium cirrhatum
Arthropodium Lindleyi
Arthropodium minus
Arthropodium pendulum
Arundo Australis
Asphodeleae
Astelia Richardi
Astelieae
Avena Forsteri
Blandfordia marginata
Borya scirpoides
Bulbine bulbosa
Bulbine Fraseri
Bulbine graminea
Bulbine semibarbata
Bulbine suavis
Burchardia congesta
Burchardia multiflora
Caesia hirsuta
Caesia micrantha
Caesia versicolor
Calamagrostis conspicua
Calostemma candidum
Calostemma carneum
Calostemma luteum
Carex Forsteri
Carex Gaudichaudiana
Carex geminata
Carex Gunniana
Carex polystachya
Carex subdola
Caustis Sieberi
Centotheca lappacea
Centrolepideae
Chloris acicularis
Chloris sclerantha
Chrysobactron Rossii
Colocasia esculenta
Cordyline spectabilis
Cyperaceae
Cyperus distans
Cyperus Lessonianus
Cyperus macellus
Cyperus Sieberi
Cyperus spectabilis
Cyperus Surinamensis
Cyperus ustulatus
Dactyloctenium radulans
Damasonium Australe
Danthonia caespitosa
Danthonia eriantha
Danthonia lappacea
Danthonia Linkii
Danthonia pectinata
Danthonia triticoides
Dasypogon glaber
Dianella elegans
Dianella graminifolia
Dichelachne
Dichopogon humilis
Dichopogon setosus
Dichopogon Sieberianus
Dichromena setacea
Diplax avenacea
Eleusine marginata
Erianthus
Fimbristylis communis
Fluviales
Freycenetia inclinans
Gahnia procera
Gahnia Sieberiana
Gahnia Urvilleana
Gaimardia ciliata
Gaimardia pallida
Glyceria aquatica
Gramineae
Hierochloa rariflora
Hydrocharideae
Isolepis Gaudichaudiana
Isolepis pygmaea
Isolepis Saviana
Johnsonia hirta
Johnsonia pubescens
Juncagineae
Junceae
Juncus communis
Juncus filiformis
Kingia Australis
Kreisigea
Kyllingia pumila
Lampocarya affinis
Lappago biflora
Lappago racemosa
Laxmannia grandiflora
Laxmannia ramosa
Laxmannia sessiliflora
Laxmannia sessilis
Laxmannia squarrosa
Lemna minor
Lemna trisulca
Lepidospermum Neesii
Lepidospermum Sieberi
Lepturus simplex
Luzula Banksiana
Luzula crinita
Luzula picta
Mariscus flavus
Melanthaceae
Muehlenbergia simplex
Neurachne Mitchelliana
Ottelia Cygnorum
Pandaneae
Panicum flavidum
Panicum jubiflorum
Panicum laevinoda
Panicum obseptum
Panicum Paractamum
Pappophorum avenaceum
Pappophorum coerulescens
Pappophorum flavescens
Pappophorum virens
Paspalum vaginatum
Phormium Cookianum
Poa anceps
Poa caespitosa
Poa falcata
Poa Sieberiana
Poa Sprengelii
Potamogeton crispus
Potamogeton ochreatus
Potamogeton perfoliatus
Schoenus rubiginosus
Scleria arundinacea
Scleria communis
Scleria Flabellum
Scleria Sieberi
Sowerbaea laxiflora
Spinifex Gaudichaudii
Stipa crinita
Stipa ramosissima
Stipa rudis
Stipa striata
Stipa verticillata
Streptachne
Stypandra frutescens
Stypandra grandiflora
Stypandra propinqua
Thysanothus anceps
Thysanothus asper
Thysanothus intricatus
Thysanothus Manglesianus
Thysanothus proliferus
Thysanothus tenuis
Triglochin calcaratum
Triglochin callicarpa
Triglochin centrocarpum
Triglochin filifolium
Uncinia Australis
Urochloa pubescens
Xerotes effusa
Xerotes fragrans
Xerotes leucocephala
Xerotes typhina
Xyrideae
Xyris Brownii
Xyris elongata