The Endeavour Journal of Joseph Banks 1768–1771 [Volume Two]

5. Plants Of Terra Del Fuego1

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5. Plants Of Terra Del Fuego¹

Diandria

A.	Lasiocarpus humilis Mscr. fig. pict.
A.	Pinguicula alpina Linn. fig. pict.

Triandria

A.	Carpha schoenoides Mscr. fig. pict.
	Scirpus setaceus Linn.
A.	Phleum alpinum Linn.
	Alopecurus pratensis Linn.
A.	Agrostis densa Mscr.
	—– canina Linn.
A.	Aira spicata Linn.
	—– caespitosa Linn.
	A.—–montana Linn.
A.	Poa alpina vivipara Linn.
	— pratensis Linn.
A.	Festuca pusilla Mscr.
	—– rubra Linn.
	—– spadicea Mscr.
	—– purpurascens Mscr.
	—– phalaroides Mscr.
	Bromus australis Mscr.
	Arundo aristata Mscr.
	Triticum repens Linn.
A.	Orites depressa Mscr. fig. pict.

Tetrandria

A.	Drapetes muscosus Mscr. fig. pict.
A.	Nertera depressa Mscr. fig. pict.
	Galium debile Mscr.
	—– australe Mscr. fig. pict.
A.	Plantago polymorpha Mscr. fig. pict.
A.	Ancistrum decumbens Mscr. fig. pict.
A.	Sagina muscosa Mscr. fig. pict.
	Tillæa pulchella Mscr. fig. pict.

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Pentandria

	Myosotis albiflora Mscr. fig. pict.
A.	Primula antarctica Mscr.
A.	Azalea bullata Mscr. fig. pict.
	Celastrus venustus Mscr. fig. pict.
	Ribes antarcticum Mscr. fig. pict.
A.	Euparæ amoena Mscr. fig. pict.
A.	Chamitis integrefolia Mscr. fig. pict.
	A.—– tricuspidata Mscr. fig. pict.
	A.—– trifurcata Mscr. fig. pict.
	A.—– complicata Mscr. fig. pict.
	A.—– explanata Mscr. fig. pict.
	Scandix clavata Mscr. fig. pict.
	Apium antarcticum Mscr. fig. pict.
	Statice armeria Linn. fig. pict.
A.	Drosera uniflora Mscr. fig. pict.

Hexandria

A.	Anthericum trifarium Mscr. fig. pict.
	Enargea marginata Mscr. fig. pict.
A.	Juncus uniflorus Mscr. fig. pict.
	A.—– luridus Mscr. fig. pict.
	A.—– ? Uniglumis Mscr. fig. pict.
	A.—– laniger Mscr.
	Berberis sempervirens Mscr. fig. pict.
	—– parviflora Mscr. fig. pict.
	Euthalis lucida Mscr. fig. pict.

Octandria

	Epilobium littorale Mscr.
A.	Nanodea muscosa Mscr. fig. pict.

Decandria

A.	Andromeda humilis Mscr. fig. pict.
	Arbutus rigida Mscr. fig. pict.
	—– —– angustifolia Mscr. fig. pict.
A.	Arbutus parvifolia Mscr.
	A.—– pumila Mscr. fig. pict.
	Chrysosplenium elevatum Mscr. fig. pict.
	Stellaria flaccida Mscr. fig. pict.
	Cerastium flaccidum Mscr. fig. pict.

Dodecandria

A.	Leantria nitida Mscr. fig. pict.
	Winterana aromatica Mscr. fig. pict.

Icosandria

A.	Rubus antarcticus Mscr. fig. pict.
	Geum littorale Mscr.

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Polyandria

Ranunculus flaccidus Mscr. fig. pict.
Caltha multicapsularis Mscr. fig. pict.
A.—– paradoxa Mscr. fig. pict.

Tetradynamia

Dentaria polyphylla Mscr. fig. pict.
Cardamine antescorbutica Mscr. fig. pict.

Syngenesia

A.	Perdicium sinuatum Mscr. fig. pict.
	A.—– lævigatum Mscr. fig. pict.
	Leontodon lycodon Mscr. fig. pict.
	—– pubescens Mscr. fig. pict.
A.	Crymalæa rigida Mscr. fig. pict.
	Cacalia lanuginosa Mscr. fig. pict.
	Gnaphalium littorale Mscr. fig. pict.
A.	Baccharis humifusa Mscr. fig. pict.
	Erigeron pauciflorum Mscr. fig. pict.
	Senecio tricuspidatus Mscr. fig. pict.
A.	Aster glabratus Mscr. fig. pict.
	A.—– trifurcatus Mscr. fig. pict.
	Cineraria purpurascens Mscr. fig. pict.
	—– leucanthema Mscr. fig. pict.
	Bellis revoluta Mscr. fig. pict.
A.	Cotula reptans Mscr. fig. pict.
	Amellus candidus Mscr. fig. pict.
A.	Lobelia reptans Mscr. fig. pict.
	Viola palustris Linn.

Gynandria

Arethusa trifolia Mscr. fig. pict.

Monoecia

	Carex spicata Mscr.
	—– atrata Linn.
	—– cæspitosa Linn.
A.	Betula antarctica Mscr. fig. pict.
A.	Fagus antarctica Mscr. fig. pict.

Dioecia

A.	Dysemone integrifolia Mscr. fig. pict.
	A.—– lobata Mscr. fig. pict.
A.	Empetrum rubrum Mscr. fig. pict.
	Myzodendrum planifolium Mscr. fig. pict.
	—– punctulatum Mscr. fig. pict.
A.	Chortodæa ensata Mscr. fig. pict.

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Polygamia

Holcus redolens Mscr.

Cryptogamia

	Osmunda lunaria Linn.
	—– spicant Linn.
	Asplenium ruta-muraria Linn.
	Polypodium paleaceum Mscr. fig. pict.
	—– fragile Linn.
	Trichomanes pyxidiferum Linn.
A.	Lycopodium glabellum Mscr. fig. pict.
A.	Sphagnum palustre Linn.
	Polytrichum commune Linn.
	—– urnigerum Linn.
	Mnium hygrometricum Linn.
	Bryum striaturn Linn.
	—– pomiforme Linn.
	—– subulatum Linn.
	—– mucronatum Mscr.
	—– scoparium Linn.
	—– viridulum Linn.
	—– urceolatum Mscr.
	—– angulatum Mscr.
	—– pulvinatum Linn.
	Hypnum rutabulum Linn.
	—– squarrosum Linn.
	—– fruticulosum Mscr.
	Jungermannia pilosa Mscr.
	Marchantia polymorpha Linn.
	Lichen littoreus Mscr.
	—– tenax Mscr.
	—– aridus Mscr.
	—– parietinus Linn.
	—– physodes Linn.
	—– fraxineus Linn.
	—– pannosus Mscr.
	—– antarcticus Mscr.
	—– rangiferinus Linn.
	—– uncialis Linn.
	—– corniculatus Mscr.
	—– pascalis Linn.
	—– barbatus Linn.
	—– pubescens Linn.
	—– annulatus Mscr.
	Fucus giganteus Mscr.
	Ulva intestinalis Linn. page 301

¹ Only Bougainville preceded Cook in a scientific exploration of Tierra del Fuego (1763). Bougainville's chaplain Pernety left many natural history notes (Histoire d'un Voyage aux isles Maluines fait en 1763 & amp; 1764, Paris 1770) but no enumeration of plants. Bougainville was again in the Strait in 1767, this time with Commerson, who collected many plants preserved today at Paris in the Natural History Museum, but wrote no account of his collections. Bougainville himself generalized on the likeness of the Magellan flora to that of the Patagonian coast and the Falklands (Voyage, p. 150) but left no list. This list of Banks therefore has considerable importance. What Banks intended by the ‘A’ prefixed to so many of the names is uncertain. Possibly it refers to William Anderson, surgeon's mate in the Resolution on Cook's second voyage, and an ardent natural historian. Banks certainly reworked his list at a later date; the device may denote species also collected by Anderson. But this is a guess only, put forward with hesitation. This list also is printed from the Ms verbatim et literatim.

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The Endeavour Journal of Joseph Banks 1768–1771 [Volume Two]

5. Plants Of Terra Del Fuego1

5. Plants Of Terra Del Fuego¹