RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Dimorphism / Oxalis being trimorphic. CUL-DAR111.B3. 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).
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Dimorphism.
Oxalis being trimorphic in S. Africa & S. America.
Menyanthidæ in Europe S. America & Ceylon
Hedyotis & Erythroxylum in India & S. America.─ all show that Dimorphic must be an ancient acquirement by Plants.
See my Book "Effect of Cross Fert"
Odd How variable in some genus like all other contrivance for less fertilisation
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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