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To J. T. Murray   6 January 1880

Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.

Jan 6. 80

Dear Sir,

I am much obliged to you for your kindness in having taken the trouble to send me the specimens of Drosera, with which I am well acquainted. It is D. binata vel dichotoma1

Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Charles Darwin

LS

1
No letter from Murray has been found. Drosera dichotoma is a synonym of D. binata, the forked-leaf sundew, which is native to Australia and New Zealand. CD had obtained a specimen from Dorothy Fanny Nevill (see Insectivorous plants, pp. 281–4).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-12408,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-12408