liafoHia.] XXVIII. sapindace^. 461 



Capsule nearly sessile, flattened and 2-celled or rarely 3-lobed. Leaflets 

 scarcely corinceons. 

 Filaments lon^, very woolly. Styles united to the middle .... 4. i?. tenaj-. 

 Filaments short, slightly hairy. Styles distinct from the base , . 5. It, disfj/lis, 



1. R, pyriformis, Beuth. A tree of considerable size, but flowerino- 

 sometimes as a shrub, glabrous except a minute hoariness on the youug 

 shoots and panicles, . Leaflets 3 to 6, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, shortly acu- 

 nnuatc5 4 to 6 in. long, entire, very coriaceous, on petiolules of -^ in. or more. 

 Flowers very small, shortly pedicellate, singly or in little cymes of 2 or 3 

 along the raceme-like branches of the panicle. Calyx nearly 1 line diameter, 

 shortly and broadly 5-lobcd. Petals 5, scarcely exceeding the calyx-lobes, 

 ciineate or spathulate, the inner scales lining and bordering the base of the 

 lamina. Stamens in the male flower 8, much exscrted, the filaments sliglitly 

 hii'sute, in the females few, with short filaments. Ovary stipitate, slightly 

 liu'snte, style filiform, with 3 diverging stigmatic lobes. Capsule globular- 

 pear-shaped, about 4 lines diameter, narrowed into a long stipes, glabrous, 

 with 3 raised ribs, appearing almost di'upaceous and scarcely dehiscent. 

 Seeds often reduced to 2 or 1, enclosed in the arillus; cotyledons much 

 folded. — Schniddia piriformis y T. IMuell. Fragm. i. 2. 



Queensland. Brisbane river, Moreton Bay, A. Cuuningliam, W. Hill, F, Mueller. 



2. R. anodonta, Bmlh. A tree of considerable size, flowering also as 

 a shrub, (pute glabrous. Leaflets 2, 3, or rarely 4, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, 

 obtuse or obtusely acuminate, 2 to 4 in. long, coriaceous, but not thick, very much 

 reticulate, narrowed into a petiolule of :^ to nearly \ in. Panicle glabrous, slen- 

 der, not much branclied. Calyx "dabrous, about f line diameter. Petals none. 

 1 ilaments exserted, glabrous. Ovary stipitate, almost glabrous ; style shortly 

 subulate, wdth diverging stigmatic lobes. Capsule pear-shaped, somewhat 

 3-angled, nearly \ in. broad, the valves almost woody, densely villous inside. 

 Seeds often reduced to 2 or 1, enclosed in the arillus. Embiyo much cun'cd ; 

 cotyledons folded, but less so than in K pyriformls, — SclimitMia anodonta, 

 I'- Muell. Fragm. i. 2 ; Cupanla anodouta, F. iMueil. Fragin. ii. 76. 



Queensland. Brisbane river, Moreton Bay, J. Cunnivgham, W. Ilill ? Mackenzie 

 nver, LeichhardL 



3. R, stipitata, BmlJi. A moderate-sized tree, glabrous except a mi- 

 Ti^ite tomcntum on the young branches and inflorescence. Leaflets 3 to 6, 

 oblong-Ianceolatc, acute, 2 to 3 in. long, narrowed into a petiolule of 3 or 4 

 lines, coriaceous, very rigid, shining above, the primary veins very pronn'nent 

 underneath. Panicles axillary and terminal, divaricately branched. I-lowcrs 

 ^ot seen. Fruiting pedicels 2 to 3 lines long. Calyx persistent, very small, 

 acutely 4 or 5-lobecL Capsule 3-angled, depressed at the top, | in. broad, nar- 

 rowed into a short but distinct stipes, valves thickly coriaceous, almost 

 ^voody, glabrous and reddish inside. Seeds shining, in a thin arillus.— C/<- 

 P^nia Htlpata, F. MuelL Fragm. ii. 75 and 175. 



N, S. "Wales. Clarence river, Bcckler. I have corrected the specific name to difi- 

 ^^ta, from the stipitate capsules, sttpata (eiicu-cletl) having been prolably a clerical error. 



4. R. tenax, BentJi. A moderate-sized tree, quite glabrous except the 

 flowers. Leaflets usually 3, but varying from 2 to 6, from obovate to oblong- 



