To […]   1868

 

Pteris Feliciennae Ferd. v Mueller1

My only specimen in fruit, which therefore I would like to have again. It requires comparison with RBr’s P. nitida, omitted in the synopsis.2 It appears as if this were a lateral pinna of a larger fern; but it is not so, as a barren specimen clearly shows.

 

Pteris Feliciennae

Pteris nitida

1
Described by M, B66.02.01, p. 124.
2
W. Hooker & Baker (1865-8).

Please cite as “FVM-68-00-00e,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on 19 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/68-00-00e