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LXXV. APOCYNE^. 



l^Ahtonia. 



tusely acuminate, tlie upper surface at length glabrous or ^^^^^^^ f ^^ ^d 

 the primary veins curved and rather distant, promment ^'^^'I^^^^^h o mM 

 or acute at tl>e base, 4 to 6 in. long, on petioles of \ to \ m. Pedu^ le 

 usually solitary and terminal, bearing an umbel of 4 to 8 rays, eacli^v tl a 

 loose corymbose cyme, the whole inflorescence sLorter or longer thaii the 

 leaves, minutely hoaiy-pubescent. Calyx-segments about 1 Ijj^^ 1«"8' 3^^' 

 the 2 outer on^s ovate, tl.e 3 inner usually narrower. Corolla- ub about 2 

 lines long, the lobes rather shorter, papillose mside as well ^^^ ^1 e th oat b t 

 not hairy, the right-hand edges overlapping xn the bud. p^ary glah ous^ 

 Pollielcs I to 1 ft. long. Seeds about 3 Imes long, witb a short beak at tlie 

 upper end, the hairs at the two ends about as long as the seed itseir. 



Queensland. Rockingham Bay, D«?^«.%. A.vUhsa ^'""^^^'J'^'^.^^f :' f^y^fo 

 Trod. viil. 410. or Blaberopus vi/fos.s, Miq. Fl. l.d. Bat. n. 440 from f '^^^' '^ f^.^,, 

 have subsessile leaves, and iu the ouly spcciiucu I have seen, belonguisz to Miquei s ,^ 

 peliolaia, the petioles are shorter than in most Austrahau ones ; the "^^^'^f J i , ^^e 

 MhoHs of 4. and smoother than in ours. All this, however, is not '^/oj^Pf ^'f,; ''^,t 

 identity of the species, supposing the flowers to he the same. 1 hose of the J ax auese i 

 are, I believe, as yet unknown. 



5. A. linearis, Beath. A small tree of robust growth, quite glabrous. 

 Leaves in whorls of 3 or 4, linear, almost acute, contracted mto a suu^ 

 slender petiole, the primary veins few distant and oblique, mostly -5 to • 

 long. Cymes terminal. Plowers not seen. Follicles 8 to |^/"' '"?; 

 Seeds pubescent, the hairs of each end about as long as the seed itbeii, 



A. oj)hioxyloides. 



N. Australia. Cliffs of Bruus\Yick Bay and Regent's River, N . "W. coast, A. Cunmff- 

 ham. 



6. A. constricta, F, Mi^ell Fragm, i. 57. iv. 170. A tall ^JjJ-^^J^ 

 tree attaininnr sometimes 40 ft., quite glabrous. Leaves ^PP^^^^^' \^^.off! 

 petioles, mostly oblong-lanceolate, but varying from almost ovate to^u^ ^^^ 

 lanceolate, acute or acuminate, tlie primary veins distant, oblKpie, ^^^^ 

 very prominent, 3 to 5 in. long. Plowers nuinerous, in cor\anbose } ^^^^ 

 either solitary and terminal or 2 togetlier iu the forks of tlie branc^i ^ ^_^^^ 

 sliorter than the leaves. Calyx-segments ovate, almost acute, a ^^p^*^]!^. 

 long, with a few minute and irregular glands at the base uisu e. i- ^j^^iy 

 tube about 1 line long, the lobes about 2 lines long, gl^^?"^^'l ^V^ V- 

 bearded inside at the base, the right-hand edges overlapping lu g^ 



in. to twice that length. Seeds linear, flat or c ^^^ 

 pubescent, 4 to 6 lines long, ciliat€ with long hairs at the upper 



rollicles from 3 to 4 



shorter ones at the lower end. 



Queensland. Between the Buiiiett and EurflcTcin rivers, F. MprJhr ; ^^^'J^ . Qear 

 Lallacky, Tkozet ; Nerkool aud Castle Creeks, Bowman; Natal Downs, J-^?-" ' 

 Mount Pluto, MitchelL .-, -„ ^oo^s, 



H. S. V^ales. TTastlngs river, Fraser ; Clarence river, BecJchr ; ^^Ir);. ^be colo- 

 London Exhibition, 1862. C. Moore; Darling river, Goodwin; « Bitterbark 

 nists {F. Muelier). • . ^^^^^ 



This species diflfers from the rest of the genus, and approaches Tahern^frnonlana ^^^^ 

 and foliage, and usually in the presence of small glands at the base of the c 

 The fruit and seeds nrp, however, those of Ahtonia, 



