228 XXII. STERCULIACE^. {_StercuUa. 



4. S. Bidwilli, IIooJc. Herb. A shmb or tree, softly iJiibesceiit or 

 tomeiitose in all its parts, closely allied to S, rmnlfora, but differing iii the 

 leaves almost always deeply 3-lobed with acnnnnate lobes, green, and softly 



villous 



the 



m 



Q-ueenslaud, Wide Bay, Bidwill ; Burdtkin Expedition, Herb. Madler ; also in 

 LeicJihardfs collection. 



F, xMueller's herLarium coutalua a leaf gathered by C. Moore in the mountains near 

 Ipswich, precisely like some of those of 5. Bidwilli, but with a mernoranduin by C. Moore 

 that the flower is only \ in. long. If that be the case, it probably forms a distinct species, 

 named by ¥. JIueller S. ituhesceus. 



5. S. discolor, F, Mnell. A tall tree, the young shoots tomentose. 

 Leaves very broadly cordate, nearly orbicular, shortly acuminate, angular or 

 very shortly and irregularly 5- or 7-lobed, glabrous above, white luiderneatn 

 with a veiy close tonientuno, mostly 4 to 6 in. diameter. Flowers (if cor- 

 rectly matched) like those of >S', ramijlora^ and similarly clustered. Calyx 

 1|^ to 2 in. long, broadly campanulate, tomentose inside and out, divided to 

 the middle into broad lobes with induplicate margins. rolHcles very shortly 

 stipitate, 4 to G in. long, acuminate; densely riisty-tomentose outside 



Br achy chiton discolor^ F. Muell. Fragni. i. 1, 



N- Australia. Bucklaud's Tai)le Land, A, C. Gregory, 

 Queensland. Pine river, UllL 



Xi- S. VTales- Clarence and Hichmond rivers, C. Moore, BecMer. 

 The specimens I have seen arc in leaf only, with loose flowers and ftuits. 



6. S, incaua, Benlh, A tree, densely clothed with a close, soft tomen. 

 tuni, very white on the under side of the leaves. Leaves deeply divided into 

 5 or 7 palmate broadly lanceolate lobes, the larger leaves fully 8 in, diameter. 

 Flowers not known. Follicles sessile, ovoid, shortly acuminate, thick and 

 woody, softly tomentose outside, densely tomentose-hirsute inside as well as 

 the seeds, which however do not appear to cohere as in some species. 

 Brachjchiton incanmn, R. Br. in Benn. PL Jav, Ear. 234 ; SlercaUa act-rifolta^ 

 A. Cunn. in Loud. Hort. Brit. 392 (in part). 



^Wr. Australia. Cambridge Gidf, N.W. coast, A. Cunn'vigham. The specimens are iu 

 leaf and fruit. 



7. S. lurida, I, Muell, A tree. Leaves on long petioles, deeply 5- or 

 7_-lobed, the lobes shiuate or even lobed as in 8, accrifoUa, and of the same 

 size, but softly pubescent, especially underneath. Flowers like those of S. 

 discolor, of a livid variegated colour. Calyx campanulate, 1^ to 2 in. bug, 

 divided to the middle into broadly ovate lobes, with the margins thin and in- 

 duplicate. Follicles (according to F. Mueller) shortly stipitate, large, to- 

 mentose, many-seeded. — Braclnjchiton hfridam, F. Muell Fra^nn. i. 1, ^^^^^ 



ii. 177. • ' ° 



W. S. MTales. Clarence river, C. Moore. The specinjens I have seen are in leaf, 

 with loose flowers. ^ Tbe real dibtmctious between S. ramijfora, S. Bidwilli, S. discolor, S. 

 tncam, aud S. lunda, which alone enter into the section BrachtjcMion as originally defined . 

 by Schott, cannot be well ascertained until we have more complete specimens, with the 

 leaves, flowers, and fruits properly matched. These can only be procured by residents in the 

 country itself, as these organs are generally developed at difl'cveut seasons. 



