RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [ny].09.14-18. Clematis microphylla (var leptophylla). CUL-DAR157.1.66. 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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Sept. 14 Clematis microphylla (var leptophylla)
This is an Australian sp: var young shoot in cool stove made against sun in 2° 36'.— (omit this)
Young plant. The leaves are trifid, with each leaflet subdivided & with laminæ deeply cut — much like Calycina
Whilst young with laminæ or blades barely expanded each division of leaflet, terminates in sharp point, curved or hooked downwards so that they catch all each other & all minute objects like grapnels grapnels — This is owing more to downward curvature of leaflets itself than to that of the sub-petioles—
Points a little hardened. — As they grow old they become flat. —
Sept 18' Little hooked leaves not sensitive.— sub petioles sensitive to 1/8 & 1/16 loop of thread; but move slowly did move much in 24°. — Basal part of petiole, little or not at all sensitive; especially not fork between it & axis. —
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Clematis microphylla
Sept 18th Segment of leaflet much divided & curled very much round & pointed so as to serve as very efficient grapnel
Internode very long & thin —
[sketch] — This part long (Put after C. Viticella)
[sketch] Leaf
(Viticella type, but with all parts much smaller & leaflet divided as in C. calycina)
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