270 XXIII. TiLiACEiB. [Gretvla. 



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1. G. orientalis, Linn,; W. and Am. Prod, 76. A tall, rather weak 

 shrub, gh^brous, except a minute tomcutum on the young shoots, or sparingly 

 sprinkled on the under side of the leaves and more abunthnit on the inflores- 

 cence. Leaves shortly petiolate, from oval-oblong to oblong-lanceolate, acu- 

 minate, 3 to 4 in. long, minutely crcnulate, 3-nerved at the base. Peduncles 

 1- or 2-flo\vered, axillary or the upper ones forming a short terminal panicle. 

 Sepals rusty-toraentose, 7 to 9 lines long. Petals not half so long, the fovco- 

 late base broader than and almost as long as the lamina, pubescent round the 

 edge. Torus elongated. Stamens very numerous. Drupe depressed-globu- 

 lar, -^ to f in. diameter, flat-topped, slightly furrowed but not lobcd, minutely 

 tomentose with a few short straight hairs intermixed, containing usually 4 nuts, 

 each with 3 or 3 horizontal, superposed seeds, separated by transverse partitions. 



N. Australia. Van Dicmen's Gulf, A. Cwirdngham ; islands of the Gulf of Carpen- 

 taria, R. Brown. 



Queensland. N.E. coast, Bcaiks and Sol cinder ; Northumberland Islands, R. Brown. 



The species is not uncommon in Ceylon apd a part of the Indian peninsula. 



Var. iaHfoHa, Leaves ovate-cordate, crenate, fruit more densely pubescent. Port 



Denison, Fitzalan, 



2. G. m-ultiflora, Juss, in Ann, Mas. Far, iv. S9, if. 47, / 1. A slinib or 

 tree, with rather slender branches, glabrous or sprinkled with a few appressed 

 simple or stellate hairs. Leaves from ovate-acuminate to elliptical-oblong or 

 almost lanceolate, 3 or 4 in. long or sometimes more, serrate, 3-ncrvedat the 

 base. Peduncles axillary, usually 2 or three together, 2- to 5 -flowered. 

 Sepals lanceolate, about 4 lines long, minutely tomentose. Petals very short, 

 the broad foveolate base villous round tlie edge, not longer than the short 

 toms, the lamina still smaller. Stamens numerous. Ovary hirsute, with 2 

 superposed ovules in each half-cell. Drupe small, sprinkled with a few ng\^ 

 hairs, deeply 2-lobcd or entire by the abortion of one carpel, with 2 nuts m 

 each carpel, each containing a single seed. — DC. Prod, i, 508. 



N. Australia, Port Essington, Armstrong, 



Queensland. Percy Islands, A. Cumdnyham. 



The species was originally described from Philippine Island specimens ; our Australian 

 ones agree well with Jussicu's figure, as well as with Cuming's specimens, n. 461, 701, and 

 1515, The common East Indian G. sepiarla, Rosb., as well as G, prunlfolia, A. G'^^li 

 Bot. A.mer. Expl. Exp. i. 77, said to be a common shrub on the leeward coast of the riji 

 Islands, appear from our specimens to be the same species, which we have also from Java 

 and Singapore, although not Included in Miquel's Flora. It is, however, frequently con- 

 founded with G. laevigata, Yahl, which differs in longer flowers, a more raised torus, and 

 several other points. 



3, G. breviflora, Benth, A large spn^ading shruh or small tree, the 

 young shoots slightly tomentose, otherwise nearly glabrous. Loaves petiolate, 

 obli(iuely ovate, acuTninnte, 2 to 4 in. long, glabrous or slightly scabrous. 

 Peduncles usually 3 or 4 together, 3- to 5-flo\vered, unequal in length, bat 

 rarely exceeding the petioles; Sepals elliptical-oblong, more obtuse thainn 

 any other species, not exceeding 2 lines, rather thick, tomentose outside. 

 Petals more than half as long, with a very small foveolate base. Stamens 

 numerous. Ovary hirsute, 2-eelled, with 2 superposed ovules in each half-ccU- 

 Drupe depressed-globular, quite entire, about 3 lines diameter, glabrous or 

 slightly hairy, broad and flat-toppcd, the hard almost woody cndocarp scarcely 



