[July 1872]2
Sketch of Doryanthes Hartmanni,3 copied from a pencil drawing of Mr Hartmann; who discovered this noble plant on rocky cataracts beyond Towomba,4 Queensland.5
The spicate inflorescence is very different to that of D. excelsa. How far it agrees with D. Palmeri of Hill I cannot say, as I never saw flowers of D. Hartmanni and never any other parts of D. Palmeri than one single flower, which is smaller than that of D. excelsa.
Doryanthes excelsa
Doryanthes Hartmanni
Doryanthes Palmeri
Please cite as “FVM-72-07-00,” 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 29 March 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/72-07-00