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dente, squamis hypogynis omnino disjunetis, fructibus magnis 
oblique ovato-globosis leniter compressis. : | 
Ad flumen Clarence, H. Beckler, C. Moore ; ad flumen Brisbane, 
W. Hill. à 
Arbor altitudinem S0' attinens. "Truneus rectus. Cortex satis 
mollis, fuscescens, rimulosus. Ramuli primum tenuissime sericet, 
mox glabrati. Folia 3-8' longa, 3-13" lata, leviter undulata, 
utrinque nitida, tenuissime v. indistincte reticulari-venosa, in basin 
sensim et longiuseule contraeta. Racemi axillares v. lapsu foliorum 
laterales, modice v. breviter pedunculati, 4-6" longi. Bractew» 
deltoidez, pedicellis pluries breviores. Pedicelli 11-23" longi, 
erassiusculi, haud raro apice tenus connati. Calyces 6-9" longi, 
ante expansionem apice valde turgidi, abhine fere basi tenus 
gracile filiformes. Antherz fere 1" longs, connectivo obtusiusculo 
conspicue superatzs. Stylus gracilis, glaber, stigmate insigniter 
tenuior. Stigma pxne 1" longum. | Glandul: hypogynze obovato- 
euneatz, margine haud contigus. Fructus 1—13" metientes, glabri 
v. tenui-velutinelli, 1-2 spermi, pericarpio crasso lignescente. —— 
H. Australasice propinqua.  Helicim ternifolim accepi speci- 
mina nuperius ab amico Carolo Moore ad flumen Clarence col- 
lecta. He ostendunt folia passim quaternatim verticillata et 
brevissime petiolata, longitudinem $8" attinentia, nonnunquam 
omnino ovata. Fructus nondum maturi 1-3" longi, secus rachin 
ferrugineo-velutinam racemosi, pedicello szpius bilineari impositi, 
globoso-ovati, cano-velutini, in basin ae apicem subito attenuati, 
quasi umbonati, stylo gracili glabro terminati. 
Heliciam glabrifloram reperit ad montem Bald Hill juxta flumen 
Riehmond River. Dr. Herm. Beckler. 
CYCADEJ. 
Encephalartos Miquelii. 
(Sect. Macrozamia.) 
Petiolis basin versus lanato-tomentosis, rachi foliorum sursum 
spiraliter torta, foliolis subflaecidis lato- et elongato-linearibus 
planis, amentis masculis cylindraceis glabris, squamis antheriferis 
inferioribus submuticis, mediis perbreviter cuspidatis, superioribus 
in euspidem lamina breviorem productis. 
Ad ostium fluminis Richmond River; C. Moore. Ad sinum 
Moreton Bay ; W. Hill Ad flumen Fitzroy River sub circulo 
eaprieornu; A. Thozet. 
Rachis nonnunquam superne parce pilosula. Foliola numerosa, 
lateribus racheos inserta, medium versus 5-8" lata; superiora non- 
nunquam apice breviter et acute bi- v. tridentata, longiora 2-13 
longa, tenuiter striata, nitida, inferiora ad dentes spiniformes 
reducta. Amenta mascula 6-10" longa, diametro 1-12" lata, nunc 
