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From Ferdinand von Mueller to John Raddenberry   10 Feb 1892

10/2/92

The Tecoma, brought by you, dear Mr. Raddenberry, is the variety velutina (de Candolle) of Tecoma stans (Jussieu). The Brachychiton with deciduous leaves is B. paradoxus (Schott), but a variety with paler flowers than on the plants seen by me in the Kimberley Country1 1855 and 1856. The evergreen Brachychiton I now refer to B. bidwilli (Hooker) as a variety with five-lobed leaves, after I have now seen the flowers.

Regardfully your

Ferd. von Mueller

Brachychiton bidwilli

Brachychiton paradoxus

Tecoma stans

Tecoma velutina

1

WA.

2

Published in G. Jones (1984), p. 88.

Please cite as “FVM-92-02-10,” 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/92-02-10