244 CXVI. CONIFERÆ. [.Dammara. 
7. DAMMARA, Rumph. 
(Agathis, Salisb.) 
Flowers dicecious, the amenta sessile or nearly so. Male amenta 
€ or lateral, cylindrical, surrounded by a few imbricate scales at 
the base; stamens numerous, in close spires, the imbricate scale-like 
apices thick, clavate or orbicular and slightly incurved. Anther-cells 
5 to 16, cylindrical, pendulous, in 1 or "2 transverse row emale 
amenta lateral or terminal, the scales numerous, with 1 reversed ovule 
e 
Besides B KERN species which is endemic, there are one "Sl East India E 
the Aokipelazô, one from New Zealand, and two or perhaps three from New Caledonia ia 
1. D. robusta, C. Moore; F. Muell. in Trans. Pharm. Soc. Vict. ii. 174. 
A tree, attaining a height of nearly 150 ft., the rue its nearly verti- 
cillate. Leaves ovate-lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, shortly acu- 
b 
gerne sion the us fom n near Wide bay, pin 
and bre 
It is RUM mora) a slip of the pen that Parlatore (in DC. Prod. xvi. ii. 316) in- 
cludes Hollan the area of the Kauri Pine, D. australis, Lam., for Mercuty 
bay, the special iri r piven, is in New Zealand. 
8. DACRYDIUM, Soland. 
Flowers dicecious or rarely moneecious. Male amenta ovoid or Cy li 
drical. Stamens several, spirally arranged, imbri nne very s 
tracted at the base, the apex incurved. y md > 
in 2 valves. Female amenta pt a ry ra smal ved scales i 
si erse 
t 
the inner crustaceous.— Trees or shrubs. Leaves small ine clo 
imbricate, or on the young plants longer and linear. Amenta 
terminal. 
