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From Ferdinand von Mueller to the Gardeners' Chronicle   [Nov 1887]

From a small collection of plants, obtained by Mr. Sayer during the expedition of Mr. Cuthbertson to Mount Obree in New Guinea,1 it is demonstrated that Araucaria, Agapanthus, Rhododendrons, Ardisias, Myrsine, Ixoras, Oldenlandias, Myrtus, Medinilla, Scutellaria, Bradleyas, Mollineda2, Nephelium, Elatostemma, Elatocarpus,3 Biophytum, Dendrobiums, Sarcochilus, and Calamus, are among the genera which are represented at elevations up to 8000 feet, that being the culminating height.

Agapanthus

Araucaria

Ardisia

Biophytum

Bradleyas

Calamus

Dendrobiums

Elatocarpus

Elatostemma

Ixora

Medinilla

Mollineda

Myrsine

Myrtus

Nephelium

Oldenlandias

Rhododendron

Sarcochilus

Scutellaria

1

In the Owen Stanley Range.

2

Mollinedia?

3

Elaeocarpus?

4

Letter not found. The text given here is from 'New Guinea plants', Gardeners' chronicle, 7 January 1888, p. 18 (B88.01.01). It is introduced by 'Baron von Mueller writes:—'. (Reprinted in Leader, 18 February 1888, p. 14 [B88.02.02].)

Please cite as “FVM-87-11-00a,” 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/87-11-00a