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From Ferdinand von Mueller to Ralph Tate   18 Oct 1889

18/10/89.

The Menkea, dear Prof. Tate, I have carefully compared, and find it absolutely identical with M. sphaerocarpa. The discrepancies from the descriptions simply arise from the plant, got a Mt Olga,1 being more advanced towards ripening its fruits, when the style somewhat elongates.

Regardfully

your

Ferd. von Mueller.

The Hakea is = H. purpurea Hooker var. simplicifolia.2 While in H. lorea the simple-leaved form is the prevailing, in H. purpurea the one with dichotomously divided leaves is the more frequent form.

Nothing can be done with the flowerless and fruitless Eucalyptus. It may be, as sent, only the young state of a narrow-leaved species. It is not E. pulverulenta

Eucalyptus pulverulenta

Hakea lorea

Hakea purpurea var simplicifolia

Menkea sphaerocarpa

1

NT.

2

No publication of the variety name has been found; it is not used in Tate (1890), where H. purpurea is listed in 'Additions and corrections', p. 302.

Please cite as “FVM-89-10-18,” 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/89-10-18