Auckland Museum.
Auckland, March 4th 1878
Dear Baron Mueller
May I ask the favour from you of critically examining the enclosed specimens of an Euphorbiaceous plant, which I lately gathered in the Upper Maitai Valley, Nelson? I suppose that it must be placed near the Australian genus Poranthera, from which, however, it appears to differ in habit and in the opposite leaves. From want of books and specimens I am not in a position to determine whether it fits in with any described genus, although I suspect that it is distinct. I am a little interested with it as Forster's Euphorbia glauca is the only member of the order hitherto recorded from New Zealand.
Yours very faithfully
T. F. Cheeseman
Euphorbia glauca
Poranthera
MS found with a specimen of Poranthera microphylla (MEL 2311968). MS annotation by M: 'Answ 15/3/78'. Letter not found.
Please cite as “FVM-78-03-04c,” 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