RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of? Dimorphic species. CUL-DAR109.A56. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 11.2022. RN1

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volumes CUL-DAR108-111 contain material for Darwin's book Forms of flowers (1877).

See Forms of flowers, p. 249.


[A56]

p. 95 In the The anthers of in the long-styled form (& brand of Pul. augustifolia (& therefore belonging to the shorter stamens) are often the longest yet they contained a large proportion of D pollen-grains; as if becoming becoming rudimentary Can this bear on life of corolla— see to this.—

Menyanthes trifoliata ­— A anther vary but are often larger in long short-styled flowers, & the stigma of long-styled larger.

Limnathemum In short-styled anther as 100 to 20 compared with those of long-styled — in the latter stigma twice as large — pollen-grain equal in 2 forms & ovule equally numerous.—

p. 113 Villarsia — anther of short-styled flowers comprising larger than in long-styled, & in latter stigma larger.

Faramea, anther of short-styled a little larger — stigma longer, thin curled

Houstonia cœulea anther of short-styled larger — stigma longer, less [illeg]

Oldenlandia

Lipostoma — long-style pistil & stigma longer — in short-styled anther smaller

Cinchona micrantha — in short-styled anther considerably longer, & stigma much shorter or 59 to 100

[A56v]

[2 words illeg] In instance [illeg] &c in which we

into short-styled — — — & show, we can

doubt that see that

[illeg]  is here seen,

(12', 8')


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