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leaves are not cordate^ the glabrous sepals are soniewliat longer and not 

 coriaceous, the ovoid {not depressed-glolnilar) ovary is glabrous, an<l the 

 styles are simple and very slightly divergent. 



P. Adami^ MuelL Arg. N. Australia, Groote Eylandt; B. Brown^ di^i 



no. 3C08. 



Phyij.antiius {^ Synoslcmon) aknhkmicus, sp. nov. Saflfrutex dioicus fere 

 trispiibaineus crebro raniosus gla.ber; ram'is e collo sat robusto filifonnibus 

 distantor foliosis raniidos ascendentes i-ntcilcs fovenlil>us anoulatis striatis ; 



^ ^..^._ ^.. . ^ ^ ""ri 



foliis p:irvis sessilibus liiiearibus obLusIs acntisve ; stlpulis })usillis anguste 

 linearibus niox delaj)sis; Jlorihus pedunctilatis glandulosis; Jtorihus S ^^^ 

 £;iseieulos 2-3-floros sa^pissimc ordinatis sepalis liberis patentibus obovato- 

 oblon^is obtusissiniis staniinibus 3 filanientis in columnani bj-eveni sopalis 

 brevioreni connatis antlieris colicerentibus in longitudiiieni dehiscentibiis ; 

 JforUms ? qnuni mascuH niajoribus solitariis sepalis oblongis obtusis; ocario 

 late obovoideo apice truncato glabroj slt/lis a basi divcrgentibus bipartitis 

 raniis divaricatis; capsula bucusque vix niatura ovoidea glabra. 



N. Au;striiba, Arnbeni Bay; R. Broicu^ dist. no. 3597. 



Folia longit. raro 10 mm. attingentia, scepius 5-8 mm., sumnium 1 mm. 

 lat. vel pauUulum ultra. Flores ^ — sepala '4 mm. long., colnmna staminoa 

 •25 mm. alt., antherse '2 mm. long. Flores ? 3 mm. diam., sepala a?gre 

 1'5 mm. long., sub fructu 2 mm., ovarium "G mm. long, superne 1 mm. laf. 



; 



styli *6 Mim. long. Capsula 3x3 mm. 



Apparently nearest P, Adami^ Muell, Arg., Ijut wifcli several discrepancies 



in the leaves and flowers. 



Phyllanthus (§ Synostemon) LISSOCAKPUS^ sp. nov. Suffrutex monoicus 

 copiose ramosus glaber ; ramis ascendentibus gracilibus satis crebro foliosis ; 

 joliis breviter petiolatis linearibus ajjice acute mucronulatis rigidiusculis ; 

 stlpulis exiguis tilit'ormibus crectis diutule persistentibus; 7/o?'/^zis eglandu- 

 losis utriusque sexus breviter pedunoulatis, (^ sepalis patentibus obovato- 

 oblono'is obtusis, staminibus 3 filamcntis in columnara connatis antheris 

 omnino liberis loculis in longitudinem dehiscentibus ; floriun ? sepalis 

 masculis similibus ovurio turbinate apice truncato glabro ; styVis abbreviatis 

 distantibus pinguibus bifidis, 



N. Australia, Groote Eylandt; R, Brown^ dist. no. 3606. 



Folia pleraque G-12 mm. long, raro 2 mnu lat., sa^pissime '5-1 mm. 

 Stipula-i a^gre 1 mm. long. Pedunculi (J I'O mm., ? vix totidem. Flores 

 cJ diani. 2 mm. pauUulum excedentes. Golumna staminea antheris parum 

 longior, -5 mm. long. Ovarium '65 mm., styli '4 mm. long., illnd aj)ice 



1 mm. diam. 



Diifers from P. rlujLldospernuts^ F. Muell. in the narrow leaves, the small 



