122 CVIII. EUPHORBIACEE. [ Cleistanthus, — 
.. 1. C. Cunninghamii, Muell. Arg. in DC. Prod. xv. ii. 506. A tall 
shrub, quite glabrous or the young shoots slightly pubescent. -— a 
petiolate, ovate-oblong or elliptical, rather thinly coriaceous, obtuse or 
rarely obtusely and idis pred sapo mostly 14 to 2 in. lon oft P 
= underneath. Flow n dense axillary clusters, sessile or — 
nearly e 
mens very aged united at the base. Female oa with a broadly 1 
usually yon t 3 
ninghamii, Muell. Arg. in Linnea xxxii. 80; Amanoa Cunninghamii, Baill. — 
eel vi. 335. 
N. Australia? An imperfect specimen from Victoria river, F. Mueller, may be [ 
this species. 
eensland. Brisbane river, Moreton Bay, w Cunningham, Fraser, F. Mueller; 
bra river, F. Mueller ; Rockhampton, Dallach 1 
iS. hb nage Hastings river, aUe Becker: Richmond, Tweed, and Clarence 1 
itle C. Moor i 
This ome is pem to C. stipitatus, Muell. Arg., from New Caledonia, but the leaves E 
are much less coriaceous, and 1t is readily distinguished by the densely villous ovary. ——— 
2. C. apodus, Benth. A straggling shrub or small bushy tree, 1 
usually quite glabrous, nearly resembling €. Cunninghamii, but the leaves 1 
more ovate, an ally acute or acuminate, the male flowers rather - 
smaller, the ica ments varus above 1 line lon 
Mi Cape York; M'Gillivray, Daemel ; Rockhampton Bay, Dallachy. 
M c. Dallachyanus, Baill. in Herb. F. Muell. A enn tree, 
Er 
aa any foliage glabrous. Leaves ovate, obtuse or nidie freq 
obtusely ac uminate, rounded at the base, rather thickly x 
axils of floral leaves of 4 to 1 in., more frequently nearer together 
from ; e abortion of the floral leaves forming more or les sad don ie 
ee" 
* pont indi seen ve 
pertect, being much injured in our specimens by insects. 
