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PLANTS FUOM NEW CALEDONIA. 



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13-15 cm* latis margine revolutiSj costa subtus ynldo prominente, utrinqiio 

 nei'vis lateralibus 15-18 basi attenuatls, apico acutis, petiolo conimuni 

 longo valicio subtus convexo supra caiialiculato instructis, pctlolulis npice 

 sensim in foliolorum cosLam abeuntibus, p(3tiolo cominuni ±30 cm. longo 

 suffultis; fionhus in paniculas axilhiros dipositls peJicellis I'ugosulis pnniculis 

 14-15 cm. longis efc latis; cahjcis deniibus acutis ; petalis 10-12 mm. longis 

 calyce 2-3-plo longioribiis; ovario conoiJco 4-loculari; fructu ignoto. 



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rose. 



Mont Pani6 ; 1818. 3000 ft. Gneiss. Tree 25 ft. Leaves opposite. 

 Paniclos axillary. Flowers scentless. Petals creamy, tips streaked witl 



Calyx +4 mm. long. Diflers from Dutaillyea trifoliolala Baill by 

 the loaves being pinnately trifoliolatc and 30-33 cm. long instead of 

 digitately trifoliolate and 10-15 cm. long, 



Di:taillyea tkifoliolata Baill. ex desoript. Ignambi; forest; 2000 fL 

 Gneiss. 1475. Small tree. Loaves opposite* Axillary panicles. Petal 

 rather thick and stiff, tinged with rose-pink. Scentless. AVood smells o 

 sulphur. Kequires comparison with type. 



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AcKONYUiiiA L^vis For.st. Mfc. Mou ; cretaceous forest scrub. 517. 

 Shrul). Mt. Dore ; stream viilloy ; 100 ft. Serpentine. GGl. Tree 25 ft. 

 Flowers dull white. Australia. ■ 



A. L^Vis Forst., var. paucifloua Vieill. Pounie. Lowland serpentine 

 scrub 50 ft. near water. 23G9. Low shrub 2 ft. Flowers scented. Petals 

 white, green-tipped. Filaments white. This is the same as Vieillard 285 his. 



Phei-line BiLLARDiERi Pauch. 



Small tree 15 ft. Lei 



Paompai ; forest; 1000 ft. 



180L 

 Terminal panicle of grey- 

 greon tricarpellary fruit. Fruits contain much latex, absent from stem 



ives dark green above. 



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P. COMOSA Labill Plaine des Lacs; Kaori ; forest. 394. Tree. 



■ P. <J0M0SA LabilL, Tar. canalknsis Bak. fil., var. nov. 



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Arlor 30-])edaH3 



jHinlcuUs ±28 cm. foliis brovioiibus ; / 



+ 55 cm,xl4 cm, quam iis tjpi multo majoribus ; 



pallido viridibus cxsiccnte 



uigrescentibus. 



Mont Canala; moist forest; 1500 ft. Schists. 1197. Crown of dark green 

 shining leaves. A whorl of leaves alternates with a whorl of smaller green 

 bracts and subtends a series of axillary panicles. Inflorescences have reddish 

 axes and pale green fruits. Specimens from Labillardiere are in the 

 Aluseum Collection. 



P. LUOIDA Vieill. Comboui Mts. ; serpentine forest; 3000ft. 2184. 



Small tree 20 ft. Corolla white, the petals ti])pcd with pink. Scentl 



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