Brief remarks on some rare Tasmanianplants

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Baron vonMueller, brought under notice some rare Tasmanian plants lately found by Mr. T. B. Moore on the highlands east of Mount Tyndall. Baron Mueller considered the plants to be a new species of Coprosma, its characteristics being a very depressed, matted growth, very small leaves, and terminal small-sized fruit. The leaves were pointed, and the fruit beautifully blue outside. He recommended that if the plant proved a peculiar species it be distinguished under the finder's name. Baron Mueller also acknowledged indebtedness to Mr. Moore for providing him with specimens of the Panax Gunnii, a rare shrub, found in deep shady gorges at Mount Lyell on the Canyon River, the Franklin River, and on a tributary of the Pieman River. From the highlands of Mount Read and Mount Tyndall, Mr. Moore sent specimens of the Pentachondra verticillata, a species of Styphelia, which until now was only known from Dr. Miliigan's collection. Includes plant list.

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