Claoxylon. | CVIII. EUPHORBIACER. 131 
LB ydney woods, Macarthur, Paris Exhibition, 1855, n. 22; Hastings and SP 
. rivers, Beckler and others ; 'New England, Ci Stuart; "eI to Illawarra, A. Cun 
ningham, Harvey, Ralston 
Var. “iy Leaves xs and broad.— Rockhampton, O' Shanesy, males only. 
= Var. laxiflora. Leav s long and narrow. Racemes longer and looser with longer 
joliseis oath ubl ed quid river, C. Moo 
“Var. dentata. Leaves coarsely and do toothed.—Macleay river, Beckler. 
C. Hillii, Benth. A tree of 20 to 30 ft., the young pers and 
| irecene pubescent, the adult foliage glabrous, and often assuming 
t pu ws Die e. Leaves ovate, shortly acuminate, entes i3 Fa 8 in. 
broad on petioles of 1 to 2 in. n Hill's and 
M'Gillivray's. 8 ion en little more than half that size in Dallachy’s, 
and still very you ng aemel's specimens. Flowers dicecious. 
Racemes in the upper al of the previous year’s wood or at the base 
. Valvate segments. Stamens 219 to 20, the Aou glands ciliate- 
hairy. Female racemes ee 2 in. lon the flowers not numerous, 
Solitary within the bracts, on pedicels of about 1 ee Perianth of 
short broad segments. Disk ft 3 broad distinct segments (or petals ?) 
eter. Seeds glo obular, Ai oe a about 1 line diameter, 
les. 
. Queensland. Cape York, M'Gillivray, Daemel; Albany island, W. Hill (all 
. males); Rockingham Pay, D Dallachy ( (females).—I am not certain of having correctly 
. referred Dallachy's female specimens to the same species as "Hi D York males, or 
3 nte on may not belong to some variety of C. tenerifolium or C. australe, with 
| More p ent flowers and inflorescence. In the male flowers € (lio Vila appear to be 
3 always g ghistoei in C. tenerifolium, ciliate-hirsute in C. Hillii. 
27. ACALYPHA, Linn. 
_ _ Flowers moncecious or rarely dicecious. Male fl.: clustered in axil- 
. lary spikes, with a small bract under each cluster. Perianth of 4 valvate 
. Segments. No petals or glands. Stamens 8 or rarely 8 to 16, inserted 
9n a raised central receptacle, without any rudimentary ovary ; filaments 
free; anther-cells distinct, en wavy or tortuous, attached by one 
end. Female fl.: 1 to 4 together within a a leafy bract, the bracts 
. Solitary or spieate. Perianth of = rarely 4 imbricate segments. 
“trey with 1 ovule in each cell. cic fe distinct, finely branched.— 
Shrubs or trees or in species e Australian herbs. Leaves alternate, 
usually dentate. Flowers very small, the males and females in separa rate 
near the base of the male spikes 
A large genus dispersed over the tropical and subtropical regions at eth the New 
and the Old World. The three Australian species appear to be endemi 
