696 THE FLORA OF NORFOLK ISLAND, 



The difference between the two Capparides appears to be more 

 in habit than in any essential character, so that it may be a 

 matter of opinion whether they should be looked upon as 

 distinct species or only varieties. 



In my opinion the name C. nohilis should be retained for the 

 Norfolk Island plant, and C. arborea (F.v.M., Fragm. i. 163) for 

 the mainland one until it is shown that the two are identical. 



C. ornans, F.v.M., is a Queensland plant (from Port Denison) 

 closely allied to C. nohilis, and is, like the Norfolk Island one, a 

 woody climber. The position of this species should also be 

 enquired into, although according to Bentham they belong to 

 different sections of the genus. 



In the Index Ivewensis we have Busheckia ai'oorea, F. Muell., 

 Fragm. i. 163 = Capparis nohilis. 



Busheckia nohilis, Endl., Prod. Fl. Ins. Norf. 6-4 = C. ornans, 

 but I do not know on what authority. Bailey, 'Queensland Flora,' 

 does not touch on the point, and I have not sufficient material to 

 clear up the w^iole matter. 



Pax (in Pfl. Famil.) divides Capparis into 14 sections. He 

 has : — 



" Sect. xii. Busheckia, Benth., to which belongs the typical C. elegans, 

 (Endl.) F.V.M., upon which Endlicher has founded his genus Busheckia, 

 from Norfolk Island and Australia." 



Capparis elegans, (Endl.) F.v.M., must be a clerical error; in 

 my opinion Pax meant to write C. nohilis, (Endl.) F.v.M. Jn 

 Endlicher's Prod., the plant is called Busheckia nohilis, Endl., as 

 already stated, and Capparis or Busheckia elegans is nowhere to 

 be found. 



VIOLACEiE. 



6. Hymenanthera latifolia Endl., Prod. Norf. 127. — This 

 is one of the small trees known as " Beech " on the Island. 



''Hymenanthera ohlongifolia, A. Cunn. MS8. (nov.sp.) f oliis oblongis, basi 

 attenuatis petiolatis, margine calloso-denticulatis. A slender shrub bearing 

 fruit in July, on the skirts of woods at Long Eidge, at the junction of the 

 old cross road leading to Cascade Road" (A. Cunn. in Ileward, 10 p. 124). 



