290 EUI'HOKBIACÉES AUSTRALIENNES. 



§ Eremophyton Boiss. 



2/i. EUPHORBIA EREMOPHILA A. Cunn., in 3Iitch. Journ. 

 trop. Ausfr., 348(255). 



Ç. DESERTicoLA F. MuelL, in Linncca (1852), Ml. 



Obs. Species vaUle polymorpha ; nunc genuina, caule erecto ramoso 

 slrictiuscule ramoso scopario, demum induralo, basi deiiudato; aut 

 S, latifolia Boiss. (loc. cit.), foliis ad h cent, longis, 1 cent, latis obsolète 

 dentatis subintegrisve; aut ^, dracunculina, oinnino herbacea parce ra- 

 mosa; fobis obtusis retusisve argute denticulatis; hinc5, microdendron, 

 caule brevissimo crasso depresso nodoso durissimo subnphyllo ; inde 

 t, phyllanthinn , ramis ramulisque gracilibus, internodiis elongatis; 

 Ibliis lineari-elongatis (2-^ mill. latis, ad 5 cent, longis), aut subintegris 

 aut denticulatis serrulatisve (formas quasdam Stillingiœ [Microst.) Cha- 

 we/éfe referens) ; rarius ^, filiformis, plantula valdo gracili; ramis lili- 

 ibrmibus; foliis omnino linearibus (vix 1 mill. latis). 



EXs. a Dampkr, Intercourse island Archip. (herb. Kew). » — Gavdi- 

 vhaudi n. 6001, Baie des Chiens marins. — nMitchell, fluv. Warrego. 

 '— Cunningham, Ins. Dick Hartog. — Drummond, Swan river, coll. 6, 

 n. 88 (herb. Kew). » — F. MuelL, « Flinder's range, Cudnjaka, Akaba; 

 Morcton bay (1855); Clarence river; Clitfon; Murchison river; Upper 

 Victoria river; Barrier reef passage; « prop. junct. fl. Murray et Darling 

 (1855);» Lelchhardt's range; Edgecombc bay », etc.— Beckler, « near 

 Barrier randgc. » — Wheeler, « betw. Stokes randge and Cooper's 

 creek. » — Murray, Cooper's creek. — Warburton^ mount Scarle. — 

 Bowman, Queensland; Rockhamplon. — Burkitf, Lake Gilles. — Dal^ 

 lachy, Rockingham bay; Darling river (herb. F. MuelL !). 



§ Decâdenia 77. Bn. 



25. ELTIÎORBIA BROWNII. 



Rami teretes (crassitudine pennge anserinœ) ; cortice crasso suberoso 

 inœquali-fisso cicatricibusque orbicularibus p.illidioribus depressis folio- 

 rum delapsorum notato; ligno duro pallido; inedulla sat copiosa. Foha 

 alterna peliolata; Hmbo (6 cent, longo, 3 cent, lato) longe obovato, basi 

 sensim angustato, integerrimo coriaceo crasso (loranlhaceo) utrinque 

 glaberrimo laevi; penninervio; nervis parallclis lenuibus; costa subtus 



