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for Australia, is in the form of spikes or panicles with numerous, 

 flowers, whilst in this species the flowers are either solitary or few 

 (from 3 to 5) in an exceedingly short raceme. The individual 

 flowers, as well as the leaves and fruits, are all much smaller than 

 in any of the above species. 



It differs from -S'. spicata, Roxb., also in its small, delicate, thin 

 leaves and smaller and pedicellate flowers. S. Thwaitesii, F.v.M. 

 and S. paucistamineus have firm, comparatively large, coriaceous 

 leaves, and numerous spikes of over an inch long. The fruits 

 are also smaller than those of any of these species. 



It also appears to be quite distinct from any Symplocos des- 

 cribed in the ' Flora of British India ' (Hooker). 



It occurs in the rich alluvial gullies of Tweed River, growing 

 amongst the recently described new plants of that district, 

 obtained by Mr. W. Bauerlen. 



EXPLA.NATION OF PLATE XXVIII. 



Symplocos Bduerleni, sp.n. 



Fig. 1. — Flowering twig. 

 Fig. 2. — Fruiting twig. 



Fig. 3. — Slightly expanded bud showing imbricate petals. 

 Fig. 4. — Individual flower showing disposition of petals and stamens. 

 Fig. 5. —Individual flower showing disposition of sepals and petals. 

 (Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are enlarged). 



