Brisbane
Sept 9th 1886
Dear Baron
The enclosed Dischidia is from the Johnstone River.2 It is neither D. Rafflesiana nor D. Timorensis so far as I can judge from the descriptions given of the first in Hook. Fl. British India & of the latter by DC in Prod.3 The cordate orbiculate apiculated leaf has the [3 nerves] of the leaf marked by broad light colored lines on the upper surface a mark I cannot find mentioned of any other species and this is constant on all the plants now flower4 here. the flowers are usually deeper lined or stained with red than those in the umbel I send There is also only one ring of hairs inside the corolla, and the hairs are white and nearly as long as the short thick angular colored lobes — (this ring of hairs is situated in the throat at the immediate base of the corolla wher5 you will observe the corona lobes to be inflexed and of somewhat peculiar shape — Does it agree with any of the New Guinea forms for if not it is probably new and it could be published under our joint names, I have not seen Ascidia or follicles An early answer will oblige if you consider new will you send a few notes.
Your […]6
F. M. Bailey
I must hunt up Eaves7 he is very long getting the seeds I am expecting Father Woods8 in a month or so
Dischidia Rafflesiana
Dischidia Timorensis
Please cite as “FVM-86-09-09,” 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 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/86-09-09