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F. Mazlini, Bail. A large tree, stem-diameter exceeding 2 ft. Leaves glabrous deep-green, usually opposite, but here and there alternate, leaflets 3 or 5, ovatelanceolate or oblong, with more or less acuminate blunt points 23 to 4 in. long, 1 to 14 in. broad, thin-coriaceous, lateral-primary nerves thin, close and rather darkcoloured. Petioles 1 to 2 in. long, rhachis about the same length, petiolules 2 to 4 lines, all slender. Panicles of few branches about as long as the leaves. No flowers available for describing. Fruit oblong, muricate, 2 to 34 in. long, the protuberances very irregular as to size, glossy, slightly tapering at the base, the valves protruding at the end of the fruit and forming a 5-rayed star. Seeds winged all round, often solitary on one side of the placenta, and 2 or 3 on the other, the single one including wings 1 in. long, when 2 or 3 about half that length.

Hab. Evelyn, near Herberton, J. F. Bailey.

Order CELASTRINEE.

SIPHONODON, Griff.

S. membranaceum, Bail. A tree of 60 or more feet in height, the branchlets rather slender and often deeply striate. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, membranous in comparison with those of the other Queensland species, 4 to 6 in. long, 1 to 14 in. broad, the margins somewhat wavy; apex acuminate, slightly cuneate at the base; petioles short. Flowers small, few in axillary cymes. Fruit yellow, globose-turbinate, attaining a diameter of 2 in.; smooth, more or less sunk at the apex, and often deeply 5-sulcate, soft and the inner substance mealy, but if kept a few months becoming quite hard as in the other kinds.

Hab.: Evelyn, Herberton district, J. F. Bailey.

The differential characters of the Queensland species-
Leaves coriaceous, pale-coloured, oblong, obtuse, 3 to
44 in. long, 12 in. broad, unequal sided and tapering
much towards the base. Fruit usually oval, about
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Leaves coriaceous, pale coloured, obovate, 2
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Leaves of thin texture, 4 to 6 in. long, 1 to 14 in.
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diameter, smooth, more or less sunk at the apex,
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Order SAPINDACEÆ.

NEPHELIUM, Linn.

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1. S. australe.

Var. at Mt. Perry.

2. S. pendulum.

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N. Callarrie, Bail. (Aboriginal name of tree at the Upper Barron River.) graceful erect tree about 50 feet high, in all parts except the upper side of leaflets thinly covered with a light-coloured pulverulence. Leaves pinnate; leaflets petiolulate, oblong-lanceolate, alternate, 5 to 13, thin coriaceous, 5 to 9 in. long, 1 to 2 in. broad, primary nerves very close, but faint, not more prominent than the close reticulation which is plain on either side, upperside green, glabrous, under side almost white, margins entire, wavy. Panicles in the upper axils, erect, 6 to 9 in. long, with few spreading racemose branches, the flowers small in cymes or clusters of about 3 on short branchlets, almost sessile, calyx silky-hairy, about 2 lines diameter, lobes 5, broad. Petals 5, rudimentary,

obtuse, tapering each way from the centre. Stamens 8, slightly exserted, filaments hairy, broadening towards the base, very narrow under the anther, ovary silky, tapering from base to the 2 recurved stigmatic lobes.

Hab. Mulgrave River, Bellenden Ker Expedition, 1889. Upper Barron River, J. F. Bailey, June, 1899.

Order LEGUMINOSÆ.

PULTENEA, Sm.

(After T. Barclay Millar.)

P. Millari, Bail. (After T. Barclay Millar.) A shrub of a few feet, the branches angular, silky, pubescent, with closely appressed white hairs. Leaves scattered on short silky-hairy petioles, cuneate, 4 to 7 lines long, rounded at the top and 2 to 3 lines broad, lateral nerves regular and rather distant, the prominent midrib ending in a minute recurved point; bright glossy on the upper, pale-hoary on the underside. Stipules long as the petioles, dark with spreading recurved fine points and ciliate margins. Flowers in the axils near the ends of the branchlets on very short pedicels, solitary. Bracts none. Bracteoles inserted on the calyx-tube at the base, scabrous, narrow-lanceolate, dark, long as the calyx-tube. Calyx nearly rosy-white, silky outside, parallelveined inside, about 3 lines long, the lobes of equal length with the tube, very narrow, the 2 upper ones united above the middle. Standard broader than long, 4 lines broad, claw about 1 line, wings narrow with claw 34 lines long; keel still shorter, dark-purple. Ovary silky, tapering into a flattened style. No pods on the specimens collected.

Hab. Herberton, J. F. Bailey.

KENNEDYA, Vent.

K. exaltata, Bail. Pod straight, 4 in. long, in. broad, convex on both sides, silky outside, glabrous inside with transverse partitions slightly constricted between the seeds; seeds 6 or 7 in each pod, almost lens-formed, about 4 lines diameter, light-brown, strophiole not large.

Hab. Atherton, J. F. Bailey.

Order MYRTACEÆ.

EUGENIA, Linn.

E. gustavioides, Bail. (From the general contour of the matured fruit resembling that of a Gustavia.) A very large glabrous tree with a straight trunk several feet in diameter; branchlets more or less compressed. Leaves thin coriaceous, about 5 in. long, 24 in. broad, oblong-lanceolate, the apex often, acuminate and twisted, base cuneate; midrib sharply prominent; lateral nerves slender, looping far within the margin and again once or twice between that and the edge of the leaf, petiole about in. long. Fruit globose, attaining 2 in. diameter, rind of a dark colour, hard and dry, crowned by the wide circular scar of the calyx-rim; endocarp inseparable from the rind, containing a solitary globose seed.

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0. Newelliana, Bail. (After Mr. J. Newell, M.L.A.) A tall spreading shrub, dichotomously branched. Leaves opposite, or those at the end of the branchlets 3 in a whorl, oblanceolate-oblong; frequently with a more or less developed point, tapering much towards the short petiole; lateral nerves parallel, numerous, almost horizontal. Flowers small, on short peduncles in the forks of the branchlets (flowers not in a fit state for describing). Drupes oval, acuminate, orange-yellow, 1 in. long, in. broad; usually 2 at the end of the peduncle, maturing 1 carpel each. Seeds 1 in each carpel.

Hab. Atherton, J. F. Bailey.

Order LOGANIACEÆ.

FAGREA, Thunb.

F. Muelleri, Benth. Corymbose panicle of few very fragrant flowers at the ends of the branchlets. Pedicels about in. long, with 2 small bracteoles near the top. Calyx-lobes broad, 2 lines long, very obtuse and often split at the ends. Corolla-tube expanding upwards, about 8 lines longer than the calyx; lobes obtuse, about 4 lines long, 24 lines broad. Filaments 5, filiform, shortly exserted.

Hab. Evelyn, J. F. Bailey. The above completes the description of this rather rare shrub.

Order PIPERACEÆ.
PIPER, Linn.

P. (Chavica) Rothiana, Bail. (After Dr. W. E. Roth, to whom I am deeply indebted for specimens of our Northern plants and their aboriginal names.) A tall climbing plant adhering to tree trunks by adventitious roots, like Ivy. Leaves ovate-acuminate, 4 to 6 in. long, 2 to 24 in. broad, rounded or slightly cordate at the base, usually 5-nerved; petiole stout, about 4 lines long, hairy as well as the lower parts of the nerves. Spikes (only fruiting spikes obtained) nearly horizontal from the branch, 3 to 4 in. long, not very stout, on peduncles of about 1 in. The dried fruitlets line long. Aboriginal name, "Chib-bi." Hab. Atherton, J. F. Bailey.

Order PROTEACEÆ.

HOLLANDEA, F. v. M.

H. Lamingtoniana, Bail. (Named in honour of His Excellency Lord Lamington, who has taken a deep interest in the Queensland flora.) A handsome tree of medium size; the branchlets, petioles, leaf-nerves, and inflorescence more or less densely clothed with short bright ferruginous hairs. Leaves roundish-ovate, cuneate at the base, 4 to 6 in. long, 2 to 3 in. broad, the margins with distant small glandular teeth, the upper surface dark glossy-green, veins and veinlets hairy on the underside; primary nerves rather distant, prominent. Racemes axillary towards the ends of the branchlets, erect, rather stout, 2 to 4 in. long on short petioles; bracts minute, flowers dense, the pedicels more or less connate, about 2 lines long. Perianth 8 to 9 lines long, straight, the segments much curled back after expansion. Anthers linear, apiculate, light-coloured like the inside of the segments. Style capillary, nearly as long as the segments; stigma linear. Ovary silky; hypogynous scales free, oblong, membranous, light-coloured, and hairy. No fruit to hand.

Hab. Evelyn, J. F. Bailey.

Order CONIFERÆ.
PODOCARPUS, L'Her.

A tall tree with very

P. pedunculata (Male amenta pedunculate), Bail. dark bark. Leaves oblong-linear or linear-lanceolate, resembling those of P. elata, R. Br.; only those of the young plants usually much longer; those on the old trees indistinguishable from the Southern tree. Male amenta usually 3, sessile at the end of a peduncle, shorter, and the basal scales or bracts absent or not prominent as in P. elata, R. Br. Female peduncles and fruit not obtainable. Hab. Herberton district, J. F. Bailey. This species somewhat resembles in the male amenta P. amara, Blume, a species of Java.

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