RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Thryallis brachystachia (one of Malpighiaceæ). CUL-DAR157.1.30. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 4.2023. RN1

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The volumes CUL-DAR157.1-2 contain notes, abstracts etc. for Darwin's long paper and later book Climbing plants (1865). It was also commercially available as a softbound offprint, F834, F834a. See R. B. Freeman's bibliographical introduction. Items CUL-DAR157.1.11-60 were in a folder marked "Twiners". Items CUL-DAR157.1.61-112 were in a folder marked "Leaf-climbers" and items CUL-DAR157.1.114-147 were in a folder marked "Tendrils". Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin.


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Thryallis brachystachia [brachystachya] (one of Malpighiaceæ)

Moves reverse of Watch

Two shoots on same plant in study one made . in 12° & a longer shoot in 10°. 30'.

The next day which was much colder, the former or shorter shoot performed semicircle in 10° instead of in 6°; showing how cold affected the movement.—


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