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304 PLANTS FROM NEW CALEboNlA, 



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Euriior.Bii^ nkocaledontca Boi.ss. Noiniioa; conmum weed in roads. 92. 



Folingc reddisli. Used as a purgative, French name " Roiigeite." 



E. EKEHoriiTLA A. Cunn. Cap NMona ; littoral zone on coral and sliell 

 sand just aljove liinli tide, 871. Leaves sliglitly thickened, pale glaucous 

 green. Glands y(dloM'. Uncommon. Australia. 



E. Oleopatua Baill. Plainc des Lacs ; in slightly elevated part of level 

 swamp plain. 331). Ibid. ; Kaori forest 392. A slirnb (331)) ; tree 100 ft. 

 (392). On Pancher\s authority Baillon describes this as a tree C-8 metres 

 high. Taneher's specimens arc thus from plants intermediate as regards size 

 between (hose o£ Mr. Compton. The shrub (Mo. 339) may be regarded as 

 flow(^ring precociously ; its leaves are shorter in the stalk and narrower than 

 those of tlie tree, which may reach a length of 18 cm. and a breadth of 

 8'5 cm., although usually smaller and often markedly so. 



RiciNOCAurus NKOCALEDONicus S. Moovo, sp. iiov. Frutex circa mctralis ; 



ramls subteretibus superne foliosis cortice" cinerco obductis glabris ; foliis 

 2-3'5 cm. X 7-10 nun. iuterdum snboppositis vel vere oppositis lineari- 

 oblanceolatis obtusis in petiolum 3-5 nun. long, attenuatis decurrentibus 

 coriaceis supra gbibris leviterque nititl's subtus minutissime fulvo-tomentosis 

 eitissime glabris ; raremis paucifloris 3-5 cm. long, bracte's oblongis obtusis 

 dorso minute fulvo-tomentosis mox glabrescentibus inferloribus 8-13 mm. 

 superioribus 3-5 mm. long, pr^editis ; jyedireUis quEUn flores bractepcque })lanc 

 longioribus compressis glabris ; a;/j/(75£egmentis 3*5 mm. long, ovato-oblongis 

 obtusis petala oblonga obtusa intns niicroscopice velutina Imsicpu^ pulvinulata 

 circiter semircquantibus ; disci glandulis circa '5 mm. alt, globosi» vel bilobis ; 

 receplaculo ovoideo a basi staminlfero ; dainiaihus nunu^rosis antheris 

 filamentls brevibus fultis ; florihus fern, ignotis. 



Port Bouquet; lowland serpentine scrub; 50 ft. 2214. tSlirub 3 ft. 

 Although the f(Mnale flowers and^ most important of all, the ripe seeds of this 

 nrc unknown, the g(Muu'al appearance and male inflorescence arc so exactly 

 like those of Jiirinocarj-^vs that there seen:^s no reason to doubt the true 

 position of the plant under notice. 



Ilitherto the genus has eomi)rised 15 species, all endemic in Australia, with 

 none of which could the New Caledonian species be confused. 



Cleistanthus stipitatus Mull Arg. Port Despointes ; fairly frequent in 

 Acacia spirorhis woods ; 0-500 ft. 110. Ouen Toro ; frequent in Acacia 

 woods. 774. Ouendjam; forest; strcanisidej 500 ft. 1988. Small tree, 

 20 ft. Flowers pale yellow. 



0. STIPITATUS var. hyi'OLEUcus Mull Arg. Port Bouquet ; riverside 

 scrub; 50 ft. ; serpeniine. 22:57. Taom ; dense serpentine scrub; 500 ft. 

 230y. Shrub or suimII tree. Flowers green or yellowisli-cream, scentless. 



