RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Scott, Dimorphism in Eranthemum. CUL-DAR111.B14-B15. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 1.2023. 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 volume CUL-DAR111 contains notes on illegitimate progeny of dimorphic and trimorphic plants for Darwin's book Forms of flowers (1877).

See Forms of flowers, p. 329.


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Journal of Botany London. New series Vol I 1872 p 161

[in margin:] (Introduction)

Dimorphism in Eranthemum (acanthaceæ) J Scott. E. cinnabarinum is trimorphous fully developed flowers large, perfectly sterile when art-fertilised (like Hydrangea) — [illeg] flowers occasionally self-fertile & fairly fertile when art-fertilised — Smallest-sized & closed cleistogamic flowers, perfectly fertile.

In the sp. & in E. crenulatum — large flowers with cold season, — fertile cleistogamic in hot season

In E. bicolor the large flowers occasionally naturally [illeg] (Since time of Linnean Cleistogene fl. noticed by many Botanists)

p. 163 Dædalacanthus not in spec set — no doubt acanthaceæ produce large open more or less sterile flowers & minute cleistogene flowers at the same seasons as before

p. 164 Ruellia acanthaceæ tuberosa large open flowers fairly fertile & cleistogene at same seasons — The latter contain x 18-24 seeds; the open flowers 8-10 seeds.

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p. 164 Dipteracanthus 3 sp. of bear cleistogene flowers

— Aechmanthera acanthaceæ Wallichii open flowers during cold season, cleistogene during hot

p. 165 Leersia has never produced perfect flowers.


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