• 101 



Fruit.— Red, globose to pear-shaped, 3 indies to 

 4 inches diameter; pericarp 1 inch, white, exudes 

 latex Contains two and sometimes three nuts, 

 Which are somewhat kidney-shaped, 2£ inches 

 long, 1 inch diameter. They, are borne on stout 

 spikes 2 feet long, in groups of three on short 



peduncles. 



Bark. — | inch thick; srreenisWrav : maIm off in 



large 



pieces, leaving under surface mouse- 

 coloured. Inner bark white, turns a dirty brown 



rapidly after exposure. 



Wood. — White, sap undefined; axes easily. 



Rays.— Fine, clear, 290, pale, sinuous; indistinct 



on longitudinal sections. Pores.— Conspicuous ; 

 70 to 1,200, in thinly and thickly sown bands. 

 radially septate (2 to 3) ; encrusted with yel- 

 low, Which makes conspicuous lines on back and 

 quarter, Soft tissue. — Very conspicuous, undu- 

 lating lines, about l-100th of an inch thick, 30 to 

 60 to the inch, surround pores. General. — A 

 white wood, that cuts soft and shows little grain. 

 Weighs 38 lb. to the cubic foot. 

 Locality. — Mavelo River. 



Date. — 13th September, 



Material collected. — Leaves, fruit, wood, bark. 



Dysoxyium sp., near Dysoxyium caulostachyum. Miq. 



affinities, No. 291. 



Large tree, 9 feet in girth, with a 90-ft bole and 

 125 feet overall; not buttressed, but butt end 

 somewhat asymmetrical in section and sometimes 



almost triangular. 



Leaves. — Simple; alternate; petiole, f inch to 



3 



1 



inch; blade, 3 inches to 5^ inches by 1-J inches 

 'to 2% inches; obovate; acuminate; glabrous; 

 coriaceous. 



Flowers. — The buds in the axils of the leaves were 

 just beginning to form. 



Bark. — § inch thick; grey; very pustular; inner 

 "bark, mauve pink, speckled with yellow. Solu- 

 tion, colourless; no precipitate. 



Wood. — Sap 1 inch to 1| inches, yellow; heart, a 

 red-brown; medium hard, but easily worked; 

 straight grained; light. The wood exudes 

 slightly sticky sap. 



a 



Rays. — 150; red-brown; rather sinuous, 1-50-inch 

 deep; show up well on quarter as mauve lines. 

 Pores. — Clear; 5,000; very evenly scattered, 

 single, and radially septate (2). Soft tissue.— 

 Absent. General. — A bright-brown wood, 

 shiny; a yellow sheen on the quarter; a light, 

 easy-working, sound, straight-grained wood. 



Solution wood, colourless; no precipitate. Cuts 



firm; 34 lb. per cubic foot. 



Locality. — Baroi. 



Date. — October. 



Native names. — Buria (Vailala), Ukapa (Evara). 



Remarks. — A good cabinet wood. Said by Mr. 



Maddock to be durable. 



M 



1 collected. — Leaves, bark, wood. 



Dysoxyium PeUigretfrianum Bail., ~No. 300. 



Large tree, with a girth of 12 feet, a bole of 60 feet, 

 and reaching 110 feet overall; heavily buttressed 

 to 15 feet, and grooved or fluted on for another 

 10 feet. 



Leaves* — Compound; stalk up to 14 inches; leaf- 

 lets opposite, or sub-opposite, and a terminal 

 one: petiole, 7-16 inch swollen; 3 inches to U 



inches by 2 inches to 3 -J inches; oblong 

 elliptical, acuminate, glabrous. 



to 



Flowers. — Only buds collected; axillary spike of 



apparently shortly peduncled pent anil nous, 



cream-white flowers. 



Rays. — 300 to 350; pale yellow, sinuous, broken; 

 indistinct on quarter. Pores. — Clear; 3,500 to 

 4,000; single, and radially septate. Soft tissue. 

 Yellow; short wavy broken lines, twelve 

 to the inch; undulate across rays. They 



broken bv pores, but here and there 



are broken by pores, 



one or a pair of lines make a continuous 

 ring passing between pores. General. — A straw- 

 coloured, straight-grained wood, showing little 

 grain. Solution wood, colourless; no precipi- 

 tate. Cuts hard; 39 lb. per cubic foot. 



Bark. — Mottled, reddish, and grey-brown; scaly 

 scales, shedding in fairly large patches; darker 

 under scales than surface; also pustular when 

 fresh bark is exposed; pustules weather off later. 

 Inner bark a yellow-brown; straight fibred. Solu- 

 tion, colourless; no precipitate. 



Wood. — Sap, 2 inches; pale-yellow or white; 



heart, a red-brown. 

 Locality. — Baroi. 



Date. — October. 



Native names. — Oko (Kvara), Doyokea (Vailala). 



Remarks. — A medium hard, long-jihred wood ; 

 works smoothly, and, if not too heavy, would 

 make a fair cabinet wood; useful for all general 



purposes. Occurs also in ~N. Queensland. 



Material collected. — Leaves, buds, hark, wood. 



Dysoxyium Fissum White and Francis ined., No. '2S2. 



A tree of medium size, fi feet in girth, a (i()-ft. 

 bole, and 90 feet overall; narrow buttresses up 

 to 12 feet. 



Leaves. — Compound, alternate. Stalk Dp to SO 

 in. long, carrying about 7 pairs of opposite leaf- 

 lets and a terminal one; blade 5 in. to S\ in. -\ 



3 in.; ovate to oblong; acuminate, glabrous; 



The base of the leaf stalk is thickened 



thin. 



and forms a deep buttressed axil. 

 Flowers.- — Only buds seen, Apparently axillary 



s 



pikes. 



Bark. — J in. thick; brown; sealey; scales shedding 

 in fairly large patches; very pustular — the corky 

 lenticels standing out prominently from the 

 bark; inner bark, red. Solution, pale yellow; 



absinthe precipitate. 



"Wood. — Sap, pale yellow 

 brown. 



» » 



6 in.; 



heart 



a 



good 



Rays. — 200. Brown; sinuous around and broken 

 by pores. Less than 1-100 in. deep, and indis- 



tinct 



Pores.— Clear. 1,200 to 



1,600; singl 



on quarter. 



e and radially septate (2). 



A 



certain number 70 to the inch, filled with red 

 resin. Soft Tissue. — Clear; wavy lines run- 

 ning around pores, but continuous. General. 

 A pink brown wood with a nice straight mahog- 

 any grain and fragrant like cedar. Solution, 

 wood; colourless; pale green precipitate. Cut< 

 firm to hard; 43 lb. per cubic foot. 



Localitv.— Baroi River. 



Dale.— October, 1022. 



Native name. — A-o-ubu (Vailala). 



Remarks. — A sound medium hardwood with a 



cedar perfume. 



Material collected. — Leaves, buds, bark, wood. 



Dysoxyium sp., No. f>0. 



Large tree, 8 feet girth x 65 feet of bole; buttresses 



up to 6 feet. 



