86 J. H, Maiden: Species novae in Horto Botanico Sydneyano. 
the broad base, the upper side almost glabrous on some of the old stem- 
leaves. Flowers almost sessile in the axils of the upper leaves, forming 
interrupted leafy spike-like racemes, generally with a tuft of empty 
leaves at the top. Calyx about 2 lines long, the lips nearly equal in 
length and breadth and nearly equally pubescent, with a pair of pubes- 
cent linear bracts elose at the base. Corolla lavender-coloured, hardly 
twice as long as the calyx, the only glabrous part of the plant. Anthers 
with hardly a conspicuous free appendage. Fruits not seen. 
Howell (Bora Creek: J. H. Maiden and J. L. Boorman, Aug. 1905). 
In affinity it comes nearest P. rhombea R. Br., but is markedly 
distinguished from it in foliage and indumentum. The typical P. rhombea 
is a rather sparse-leaved plant with glabrous rhomboid leaves on which 
the resinous glands can be distinctly seen as little brown sparkling dots, 
while in our new species no glands are visible on any part of the plant, 
and the shape and consistence of the leaves and calyces are very 
different. 
19. Glochidion umbratile Maiden et Betche, l. c., p. 370. 
An erect, glabrous, almost herbaceous shrub, about 4 to 6 feet high, 
with a slender straight stem, and almost horizontally spreading, slender, 
straight, green, slightly flattened branches. Leaves shortly petiolate, 
alternate, distichously arranged, ovate-lanceolate, generally 3 to 4 inches 
long and 1!/; to nearly 2 inches broad in the broadest part near the 
base, dark green and shining above, rather paler underneath. Stipules 
persistent, above 1'/, lines long, tapering from a broad base to a point 
with scarious edges. Flowers in axillary clusters, generally 2 to 5 
together, the males minute and on pedicels not exceeding 2 or 3 lines, 
the females much larger and on stouter pedicels lengthening out to 1!/, 
inches in fruit, both.sexes usually in the same cluster. Calyx-segments 
6, broad and obtuse, minute in the males, much larger in the females. 
Anthers apparently 3, sessile or nearly so on a short central column. 
Ovarium glabrous; styles short and flat, with two broad flat spirally 
recurved stigmatic branches. Fruit bright red, somewhat succulent, 
about !/, inch in diameter, scarcely depressed in the centre, with 6 large 
triangular seeds. 
North Queensland: Atherton (E. Betche, Aug. 1901). 
A strikingly handsome plant, on account of the contrast between 
the bright red fruits and the dark glossy green foliage; confined to 
the dense shade of the tall forests of Atherton, as far as know to the 
collector. 
We place this plant with Glochidion, or Bentham’s section Glochidion 
of Phyllanthus, in spite of tbe suceulent fruit, which is quite unique in 
the genus, if our proposed name is adopted. Perhaps it might be placed 
under Breynia, but also in that genus its position would be abnormal 
on account of the calyx, which is that of Glochidion, and very different 
from Breynia. Unfortunately we had very scanty material to work upon, 
so that we could not satisfy ourselves that our description of the male 
flowers is correct in detail. 
