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From Robert Fitzgerald to Ferdinand von Mueller   12 Nov 1890

Hunters Hill

Sydney

12 Novr 90

Dear Baron

I send a specimen of (Nephelium leiocarpum?) which seems to me to differ from any description in the "Flora".1 There are no petals and the anthers do not seem to open (abortive?)

Yours truly

Robt D Fitzgerald

Nephelium leiocarpum

1

Bentham (1863-78), vol. 1, pp. 464ff treats the genus; N. leiocarpum Is on p. 467.

2

MS found with specimen of Alectryon subcinereus (MEL 1537153). MS annotation by M: 'Answ 14/11/90'. Letter not found.

Please cite as “FVM-90-11-12a,” 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/90-11-12a