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Celastrus.l xxiv. celastrine^. 399 



YjJf^J New England, C, Stuart ; southward to Illavvarra, J. Cunnhwham, BacMiouse^ 

 M Arthur. 



Victoria. Moist forests on the Snowy and Buclian rivers, F. Mueller. 



The species differs slightly from the E. Indian C. payiiculatus, AVilJd., in the narrower and 

 more acuminate, not obovate leaves, usually more coriaceous, and in the rather smaller 

 flowers and irmis, 



2, C. Muelleri, Benth. Probably a tree, quite glabrous, flowering be- 

 fore tlie leaves are fully out. Brauches apparently weak and slender. Leaves 



our specimens still young, elliptical or broadly lanceolate, acutely acumi- 

 nate, quite entire, narrowed into a ratlier long petiole. Flowers suiall, wliite, 

 m snnple lateral racemes of about \ in., occasionally growing out into leafy 

 branches. Pedicels 1 to 2 lines long, articulate about the middle, thickened under 

 the flower. Calyx-lobes 5, ovale, half as long as the petals. Petals 5, ob- 

 long, about \\ lines long. Disk broad, adnate to the calyx at the base 

 only. Ovaiy 3-celled, tapering into a very short style, with 2 scarcely pro- 

 mnient stigmatic lobes. Adult leaves and fruits not seen. 



N. Australia, Near Macadam Eange, F. Mueller. T had at first thought that this 



"^^^ni have been the flowering state of C. dispermuSy hut the flowers are constantly 5- 

 uierous. 



3. C. dispermus, F, MuelL in Trans, PJiiL List. Vict, iii. 31. A 

 small glabrous tree. Leaves ellipticab obovate-oblong, or rarely broadly lan- 

 ceolate, obtuse or slightly acuminate, 2 to 3 in. long, quite entire, much nar- 

 rowed into a rather long petiole. Eaccmcs axillary or lateral, not seen in 

 flower, when in fruit 1 to 1| in. long, the pedicels 1 to 3 lines. Persistent 

 calyx very small, witli 4 triangrdar lobes. Capsule obovoid or obcordate, 

 slightly compressed, 3 to 4 lines long, 2-celled and 2-valved, witli usually 2 

 seeds, covered at the base, according to P. Mueller, with a thick arillus, but I 

 find no remains of it on our specimens; very rarely the capsule is 3-angIcd 

 and S-celled. 



Queensland. Arauoaria forests near Jloreton Bay, F. Mueller; Tori Dcnison, 

 Fifzalan, Until the flowers have been seen, some doubts must remain as to the affinities of 

 this species. 



4. C. bilocularis, F. MuelL in Tram, PJdl Inst, Fid. iii. 31. A 

 small much-branched glabrous tree. Leaves ovate, oblong, or broadly 

 lanceolate, obtuse or slightly acuminate, 1^ to 2i or very rarely 3 in. long, 

 entire sinuate or bordered by acute teeth, romided or cuneate at the base, on a 

 short petiole. Racemes axillaiy or lateral, rarely 1 in. long. Pedicels 1 to 2 

 Jines. Calyx-lobes 5, broad and short. Petals 5, ovate, about 1 line long. 

 Ovaiy 2-celled; style exceedingly short, with 2 broad short spreading stig- 

 matic lobes. Capsule 2-valved, coriaceous, pear-shaped or nearly globidar, 

 lender 3 lines diameter. Seeds enclosed in a thin arillus. 



Queensland. Dawson and Burnett nvcrs^ F, MiteHer ; Brisbane and Logau rivers, 



f^-aser (all with entire or slin-htly toothtd leaves) ; Warwick, Bedler (with sharply toothed 

 leaves^ =" -^ 



es). 



amii 



A 



tall sbnil) or small tree, quite glabrous and often somewhat glaucous. Leaves 

 linear or nan-ow-lanceolate, mucronate, 3 to 3 in. long in some specimens, all 

 under I in. in others, entire, rigid, the midrib alone prominent underneath. 



