From Ferdinand von Mueller to Otto Tepper   12 Apr 1880

12/4/80.

Das Bruchstück Ihrer Pflanze N. 293, lieber Herr Tepper, hatte mich ganz missleitet, da ich es freilich nicht analysirte, und die Blumen ihre Farbe verloren hatten; ich sehe nun, dass es bloss Pittosporum phillyroides ist. Die Choripetaleae schliessen auch ausnahmsweise gamopetalen Formen ein, u dies Pittosporum, alle Correa-Arten usw sind Beispiele.

Stets der Ihre

Ferd. von Mueller.

12/4/80

The fragment of your plant no. 293, dear Mr Tepper, had misled me completely, because admittedly I did not analyse it and the flowers had lost their colour; I see now that it is merely Pittosporum phillyroides. The Choripetaleae also include exceptionally gamopetalous forms and this Pittosporum, all Correa species and so on are examples.

Always your

Ferd. von Mueller.

Choripetaleae

Correa

Pittosporum phillyroides

Please cite as “FVM-80-04-12a,” 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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/80-04-12a