June 10 /80
Dear Mueller
Thanks many for your notes on Vol. iii. pt. 1 of the Genera.1 The omission of Balanops from Rockingham Bay2 is unfortunate 3 — also of anthers of Gyrocarpus under the remarks to Laurineae, but you will find it under the "Genera affinia".4 —
"Batis to Halorageae" — where have you indicated this?5 I know of no Halorageae with erect ovules & Exalbuminous seeds, or similar Embryo to that of Batis.
Piperacea in N.Z. — & hence Extratropical — observe we say "vix extra tropicos" which is surely enough. No doubt there are a few also in Extratropical Asia, (Japan even) N. America & S. America.
You say "do you now distinguish only one Telopea". — we mention 2.6
No I do not like Radlkofers Genera of Sapindaceae7 & he seems to have made a species of every collectors specimen.
I am very much puzzled with the Palms. A trip round the coast & to Lord Howes Island to clear them up would be well worth the time & money. The Australians are in a deplorable state of imperfect descriptions. Can you help me to materials for
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Areca |
Normanbyi | |
| Ptychosperma | Capitis Yorki | |
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" |
Cunninghami | |
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" |
Laccospadix | |
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Clinostigma |
Mooreanum | |
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Kentia |
Belmoreana | ♀ fl |
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" |
" |
minor fl & frt. |
It really is melancholy to find so noble an order so little known in our own Colonies!
Ever sincy yr
J D Hooker
Areca Normanbyi
Balanops
Batis
Clinostigma Mooreanum
Gyrocarpus
Halorageae
Kentia Belmoreana
Kentia minor
Laurineae
Piperacea
Ptychosperma Capitis Yorki
Ptychosperma Cunninghami
Ptychosperma Laccospadix
Sapindaceae
Telopea
See M to J. Hooker, 25 April 1880.
Qld.
Bentham & Hooker (1862-83), vol. 3, p. 341, say of Balanopseae: 'Species 6 v. 7, omnes Novo-Caledoniceae'.
See Bentham & Hooker (1862-83), vol. 3, p. 149.
See M to J. Hooker, 10 August 1880.
Bentham & Hooker (1862-83), vol. 3, p. 126.
Radlkofer (1875), where the genus is split into many sections; Radlkofer (1879).
MS embossed with crest of Royal Gardens Kew. MS annotation by M: 'Answ 10/8/80'.
Please cite as “FVM-80-06-10,” 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