144 Transactions. 



Passiflora Herbertiana Lindl. 



Passiflora Herbertiana (Ker Gawl.) in Bot. Reg. t. 737. 

 Eecorded : F. Muell., Fragm. Phytogr. Austr. ix, 77, 1875 ; Hemsley, 

 Ann. Bot. x, 237, 1896. 

 Distribution : Australia. 



Pimelea congesta Moore & Muell. 

 Pimelea congesta Moore & Muell., Fragm. Phytogr. Austr. viii, 9, 1872. 



Recorded : Moore, Lord Howe Id. Official Visit, 25, 1870 (P. prostrata) ; 

 Moore & Muell., I.e. ; Bentham, Fl. Austr. vi, 7, 1873 {P. longifolia) ; 

 Hemsley, Ann. Bot. x, 250, 1896 {P. longifolia). 



Habitat : In rocky places in scrub on ridges, Northern Hills ; Mount 

 Gower, 400 m. to 600 in. alt. 



Distribution : Endemic. This species belongs to the section Eupimelea, 

 which includes the whole of the New Zealand species and three or four from 

 Australia. 



Acicalyptus Fullagari F. Muell. 



Acicalyptus Fidlagari F. Muell., Fragm. Phytogr. Austr. viii, 15, 1873. 



Recorded : F. Muell., I.e. ; Hemsley, Ann. Bot. x, 236, 1896 ; Maiden, 

 Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 23, 129, 1898. 



A large forest-tree with sinuous plank buttresses 2 m. above the ground, 

 and rough reddish-grey bark, 7 mm. to 9 mm. thick, which falls off in 

 flakes. 



Anatomy of leaf from specimen from forest, Transit Hill : Thick cuticle 

 on upper surface. Upper epidermis of small cells, in length a little more 

 than the thickness of the cuticle. Palisade parenchyma of four rows of 

 cells : the upper row of rectangular cells about as deep as the epidermis 

 and cuticle together; the following three rows of long narrow cells. 

 Spongy tissue of seven or eight rows of rectangular cells, the rows clearly 

 defined especially near the lower surface. Lower epidermis and cuticle 

 similar to that on upper surface. (See fig. 1, a.) 



Habitat : Abundant everywhere in forest from near sea-level to 500 m. 

 alt. Forms an upper tier of vegetation, equal to Ficus, above the palms. 



Distribution : Endemic. Four other species of Acicalyptus are known, 

 three in Fiji and one in New Caledonia. 



Metrosideros nervulosa Moore & Muell. 



Metrosideros nervulosa Moore & Muell., Fragm. Phytogr. Austr. viii, 

 15, 1873. 



Recorded : Moore & Muell., I.e. ; Hemsley, Ann. Bot. x, 236, 1896. 



Anatomy of leaf : Moderately thick cuticle on upper surface. Upper 

 epidermis of single row of cells about the same thickness as the cuticle. 

 Hypoderm of two rows of large oblong cells, some of which are empty. 

 Palisade parenchyma of three or four rows of narrow cells. Spongy paren- 

 chyma of small irregular cells with air-spaces. Lower epidermis and cuticle 

 similar to upper. 



The chief features of the leaf as seen in cross-section are the vascular 

 bundles and accompanying sclerenchyma, which occupy about half the 

 view. They are long-oval in section, and extend nearly across the lamina, 



