Tasmanian onagraceae (incl. plates v., vi.).
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posted on 2023-11-22, 09:57 authored by Leonard RodwayWe have in Tasmania representatives of only two genera belonging to this family, Oenothera and Epilobium.
Of the first genus we have only one species. It is a small herb of very restricted distribution, and was described by Sir J. D. Hooker in the Flora Tasmaniae.
It was gathered by R. Gunn in marshy land about Marlborough in 1841, and does not appear to have been recorded since till the early part of this year, when it was found by G. Weindorfer and Dr. Sutton in the vicinity of Middlesex Plains. It is confined to the western portion of Tasmania, and neither it nor any other native member of the genus has yet been recorded from Australia or New Zealand. Bentham considered this species to be very close to, if not identical with, O. dentata, Cav., which is a native of Western America, extending from South Chili to California.
Includes list of species and plates.
Of the first genus we have only one species. It is a small herb of very restricted distribution, and was described by Sir J. D. Hooker in the Flora Tasmaniae.
It was gathered by R. Gunn in marshy land about Marlborough in 1841, and does not appear to have been recorded since till the early part of this year, when it was found by G. Weindorfer and Dr. Sutton in the vicinity of Middlesex Plains. It is confined to the western portion of Tasmania, and neither it nor any other native member of the genus has yet been recorded from Australia or New Zealand. Bentham considered this species to be very close to, if not identical with, O. dentata, Cav., which is a native of Western America, extending from South Chili to California.
Includes list of species and plates.
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Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of TasmaniaPagination
39-43ISSN
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In 1843 the Horticultural and Botanical Society of Van Diemen's Land was founded and became the Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science in 1844. In 1855 its name changed to Royal Society of Tasmania for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science. In 1911 the name was shortened to Royal Society of Tasmania..Usage metrics
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