RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1864.04.05. Tacsonia mannicata. CUL-DAR157.2.80. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 5.2023. 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 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-DAR157.11-60 were in a folder marked "Twiners". Items CUL-DAR157.61-112 were in a folder marked "Leaf-climbers" and items CUL-DAR157.114-147 were in a folder marked "Tendrils". Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin.
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Tacsonia mannicata April. 1864
Internodes do not move
Tendril Ap. 5 made very narrow ellipse with sun in 5°. 20' — Next day a broad ellipse, (or strictly spiral) in 5° 7'—. Tendril does not last long sensitive
Tendril sensitive to touch—
Touched Lightly rubbed on concave tip, just perceptibly moved in 7' clearly in 10' hooked in 20'.
Tacsonia crust of Paint causes flexure like rain —
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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