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Gillbeea. 
Calyx quinquepartitus, sstivatione valvatus. Petala 5, calyce 
breviora, apice biglanduloso-appendiculata. Stamina 10, disco 
hypogyno annüliformi inserta, libera. Filamenta lineari-setacea. 
Anthere fere globossm, dorsifix:, biloculatm, exappendiculatze, 
loculis longitudinaliter dehiscentibus. Styli 3, breves, filiformes, 
liberi, Stigmata perminuta. Germen 3-alatum, 3-loculatum, lo- 
culis unigemmulatis,  Gemmule penduls. 
Arbor Australis orientalis tropicm, foliis impari-pinnatis v. 
passim supremis trifoliolatis v. simplicibus, foliolis magnis fere 
ovatis minutim denticulatis, floribus amplissime paniculatis. 
Genus fructu ignoto vix rite locandum signavi nomine Doctoris 
Guilielmi Gillbee, operatoris chirurgici peritissimi, explorationum 
Australie tropieze promotoris actuosi. 
Gillbeea adenopetala. 
In silvis ad sinum Rockingham's Bay.  Dallachy. 
Arbor 20-30' alta. Cortex levis. Lignum durum. Ramuli 
teretiusculi, glabrati. Petioli, raches foliorum et petioluli hirsutie 
simplice patente pubescentes. Raches pzne teretes. Folia 1-3- 
juga.  Foliola chartacea, petiolulo 1-3" longo przdita, ztate 3—6" 
longa, 13-23" lata, acumine brevi terminata, nervis adscendent- 
ibus patentim costata, venis copiosis reticulata, utrinque nitentia, 
secus nervos subtus parce pilosa. Stipule caducz, in speciminibus 
suppetentibus desunt. Panicule terminales ditissimse, ad pedem 
longz. Pedunculi initio densius postea parcius hirsuto-tomentosi ; 
primarii et secundarii oppositi, I-pauci- passim pluri-pollicares. 
Flores in pedunculis ultimis alternis sparsisve breviusculis v. per- 
brevibus pauci v. plures, paniculati. Pedicelli calyce sepe brevi- 
ores, quocum extus velutini.  Bracteole cymbiformi-lanceolatze, 
cadueissimz, pre 1" longs.  Calyces circiter 23" longi, laciniis 
pene lanceolatis, dorso bisuleatis, intus preter marginem glabris. 
Petala membranea, glabra v. parce ciliata, circiter 1" longa, in 
utraque verticis extremitate lacinulam perbrevem glandula minuta 
fusca sphzrica munitam producentia. Filamenta circiter 1"' longa, 
glabra. Antherc lutez, pzne 2" metientes. Styli glabri, circiter 
3" longi. Germen sessile, glabrum, e lobis 3 verticalibus semi- 
orbicularibus apice disjunctis constans. Ovulum in quovis loculo 
clavatum. Fructus ignoti. 
ARALIACEJE, 
Calyx minutim v. indistinete quinque-denticulatus. Petala 5, 
smstivatione valvata, in calyptram cohzerentia et tali modo v. tarde 
ex apice secedentia. Stamina 5, petalis alterna. Filamenta per- 
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