242 ON PLANTS NEW TO SOUTH QUEENSLAND, 



Plate XIII. 



Fig. 1. — Belemnites australis, Phillips'? or B. oxys, nobis, 

 ventral aspect. 



„ 2. — Ditto lateral aspect showing the slight curve of the 



lateral groove. 

 „ 3. — End view with alveolar cavity, lying on'ventral surface. 

 All figures two-thirds natural size. 



A Second Half-Century of Plants new to South Queensland. 

 By the Rev. B. Scortechini, F.L.S. 



DlLLENIACE^E. 



Hibbertia fasciculata, K. Br. in Dc. Syst. Veg. i, 428 

 On moist ground near Burleigh Head It departs from the 

 typical species in the smaller size of its flowers. Having a wide 

 geographical range, variations must occur, caused by its adapt- 

 ability to different climates and various soils. 



Pittospore^:. 



Pittosporum phillyrceoides, Dc. Prod, i., 347. 



It is somewhat strange to find this plant on the eastern side of 

 the dividing range. It looks like a straggler from its home. 

 Although ubiquitous through the Australian continent on the 

 western slopes and desert regions, the height of the Australian 

 divide limits its geographical distribution towards the east. A 

 few solitary trees of this Pittosporum may be seen growing on 

 knolls of loose stones, which here and there give rise to tufts of 

 vegetation close by the Dugundan jungle along the Teviot Brook. 



BIXINE.E. 



Scolopia Brownn, F. v. M., Frag, iii., 11. 



The flowers of the collected specimensbeing imperfect, afford no 

 conclusive proof of the identity of this species ; still there is left 

 enough available to form a very probable opinion. There was no 



