BY J. H. MAIDEN. 



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Capsula dura, intus tomentosa. Semina ai'illo coccineo perfecte 

 circumclusa." 



I concluded from the above that Mueller had seen fruits of a 

 Lord Howe Island Gupania, but the words " Capsula .... 

 ' circumclusa ' " have been added from an Australian specimen of 

 C. anacardioicles, Mr. Luehmann informs me, and Mr. Luehmann 

 also states that the Baron never saw fruiting specimens from 

 Lord Hovve Island. 



In FrcKjm. ix., 77, I find also the following statement : — 

 " Nephelium a N. semiglauco fructibus majoribus diversum." 



I cannot trace a second Gu,pania (Neplielium) in the Melbourne 

 herbarium. Tate (Macleay Mem. Vol.), as Hemsley points out, 

 admits N. semic/lauca to the flora of Lord Howe Island without 

 a sign of doubt. The latter adds " There is not a second species 

 (Cupania or Neplielium) from the island in the Kew herbarium." 

 I believe this is accounted for by the fact that there is not a 

 second species on the island. The Cupania in question possesses 

 undoubted affinities to both C. anncardioides and C. (N.) semi- 

 fflaiica,hMt I brought back both flowering and fruiting specimens 

 which enable me to clear up the points in doubt and to state that 

 the tree is not referable to a described species. Following is a 

 description of it : — 



A tree 30 or 40 feet high with a trunk-diameter of 12-18 

 inches as seen. Nearly glabrous, except the young shoots, which 

 are densely covered with rust-coloured hairs. 



Leaflets 4 to 10, usually 6 or 8, about 2^ inches long by f or f 

 inch broad, oblong, very obtuse, entire, margins somewhat 

 recurved even in a fresh state, but when dried remarkably so. 

 Coriaceous, pale underneath, scarcely shining above. The midrib 

 and primary veins well defined and of a brown colour, not so 

 prominent on the upper surface. Yeiy shortly petiolate or 

 sessile. 



Flowers comparatively large (as large as those of C. anacardi- 

 oides) in panicles rarely exceeding the leaves. Pedicels usually 

 \ inch. Outline of the sepals sinuate, the margin membranous, 

 the smallest about 1 line broad, the largest (the innermost) at 



