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From William Woolls to Ferdinand von Mueller   1 July 1880

Richmond1

July 1/80

My dear Baron,

The enclosed specimens of Iron Bark have been generally referred to "E. siderophloia" the "large leaved" or "White Iron Bark;" but I am very doubtful, whether that with the short operculum is of the same species. What do you think? The trees differ in appearance & the wood is not exactly alike.

If the one from Emu2 is distinct, I should imagine that it is of the same species as the Iron Bark Box from Cabramatta.3

Both of these trees are perfectly distinct from E. paniculata & E. crebra or E. sideroxylon.

The specimens forwarded are old, but should you think the matter worthy of consideration, I will procure fresh ones in the spring or summer

Yours very sincerely

W. Woolls

Eucalyptus crebra

Eucalyptus paniculata

Eucalyptus siderophloia

Eucalyptus sideroxylon

1

NSW.

2

Emu Plains, near Penrith, NSW, the location given in the AVH entry for the specimen.

3

NSW.

4

MS found with a specimen of Eucalyptus siderophloia (MEL 231793).

Please cite as “FVM-80-07-01,” 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/80-07-01