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Pittosporum erioloma Moore & Muell. 



Pittosporum erioloma Moore & Muell., Fragm. Phytogr. Austr. vii, 

 139, 1871. 

 Recorded : Moore and Muell., I.e. ; Hemsley, Ann. Bot. x, 232, 1896. 

 Habitat : In forest from near sea-level to summit of Mount Gower. 

 More common at the higher levels. 



Distribution : Endemic. Mueller compares this species with P. umbel- 

 latum of New Zealand. 



Caesalpinia Bonducella (L.) Fleming. 

 Guilandina Bonducella L., Sp. Plant. 545, 1753. 

 Recorded : Moore, Lord Howe Id. Official Visit, 24, 1870 (Guilandina) ; 

 Hemsley, Ann. Bot. x, 235, 1896 ; Maiden, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 23, 

 128, 1898. 



Habitat : Coastal scrub. 



Distribution : Norfolk Island, Australia, New Caledonia, tropical regions. 



Sophora tetraptera J. Mill. var. howinsula W. R. B. Oliver n. var. 

 Sophora tetraptera J. Mill., Icon. Plant, t. 1. 



Recorded : F. Muell., Fragm. Phytogr. Austr. vii, 26, 1869 (S. tetraptera) ; 

 Moore, Lord Hoive Id. Official Visit, 24, 1870 (Edivardsia chrysophylla) ; 

 Hemsley, Ann. Bot. x, 235, 1896 (S. tetraptera). 



Foliolae 8-9 jugae lineari-oblongae, 25-27 mm. longae, 8-10 mm. latae. 

 Racemi 4-8-flori. Flores 35 mm. longi. Legunien inter semina profunde 

 •constrictum alis latis undulatis. 



A small erect slender tree. Leaflets 8-9 pairs, linear-oblong, 25-27 mm. 

 long, 8-10 mm. broad. Racemes 4-8-flowered. Flowers golden-yellow, 

 35 mm. long ; standard scarcely shorter than the wings. Pod with 5-9 

 seeds, wings broad and wavy, each section containing a seed being orbicular 

 in outline. 



This variety differs from the New Zealand variety grandiflora in its 

 broader leaflets, much smaller flowers, and broader wings to the pods. 



Habitat : A small tree in forest, Transit Hill. 



Distribution of species : New Zealand, South America. 



Carmichaelia exsul F. Muell. 

 Carmichaelia exsul F. Muell., Fragm. Phytogr. Austr. vii, 126, 1871. 

 Recorded : F. Muell., I.e. ; Hemsley, Ann. Bot. x, 235, 1896 {C. exul). 

 Habitat : In forest and scrub on mountains 300 m. to 600 m. alt. 

 Distribution : Endemic. In addition to the present species the genus 

 •contains about nineteen others, all confined to New Zealand. 



Mucuna gigantea DC. 

 Mucuna gigantea DC, Prodr. ii, 405. 

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

 Ann. Bot. x, 235, 1896. 



Habitat : Trailing over sand-dunes in West Bay. 



Distribution : Australia, New Caledonia, Polynesia, Malaya, tropical 

 Asia. 



