38 AUSTRALIAX SUGAE-CANE BEETLES AND THEIR ALLIES. 



(4) GJochklioii lohocorpus Benth. 



A small, erect, slender tree or tall slirub, the hark light 

 grey and rather smooth. Leaves ovate, green above, pale 

 or whitish beneath, 1^-2^ in. long. Flowers small, ineon- 

 spicuous. Seed capsules deeply 3-eelled. 



Growing in small clusters throughout the forest. It 

 differs widely in appearance from the preceding species. 



(2) Bnjinui ci riiua IMuell. Arg. 



A small, ui)right, slender tree or tall shrub, growing in 

 second-growth scrub. Leaves very glossy, broadly ovate. 

 1-2^ in. long. Flowers very small, inconspicuous. Berries 

 red or purple, small, borne singly at the base of the leafstalks. 



Common in the vicinity of Babinda ; in general appear- 

 ance it closely resembles the species of Glochidion, especially 

 G. lohocarpus. A feeding-tree of Lepidiota caudata and 

 Annplognatli us sniaragdln lis. 



'(1) Ahuriffs mohicca no ^NiUd. Candle Nut. 



A handsome erect tree, attaining great height. 100 ft., 

 on scrul) land, with smooth light-grey bark. Leaves crowded 

 at ends of branches, broadly ovate, up to 8 in. long- by 5 

 in. broad. Flowers small, numerous, in terminal masses. 

 Fruit large, somewhat fleshy, round, fully 2 in. diameter. 



A Avell-known and conspicuous tree. 



Family URTICACE.E. 



(1) Ficus infvctoria Roxb. Strangle Fig. 



A large, deciduous, spreading tree, parasitic on Eucalypts 

 or scrub trees, frequently met wath on edges of scrubs, and 

 sometimes attaining a very large size. Leaves smooth, from 

 3^ to 5 in. long, on long leafstalks, oval or oblong-oval, the 

 young foliage often pinkish. Fruit in pairs, globose when 

 ripe, ^ in. diameter, whitish flushed with red and dotted. 



The most common Strangle Fig in the vicinit,v of Gordon- 

 vale ; it very closely resembles F. ncsophda, but the leaves 

 are rather larger, the fruit is smaller and uniformly rounded. 

 A very fine example of this tree occupies a prominent position 

 in Al)bott street. Cairns. 



'(1) Ficus nesophila Miq. Allied Strangle Fig. 



A spreading and often large tree, parasitic on Eucalypts 

 near borders of scrubs. Leaves smooth, 2-4 in. long, oval, 

 pointed at ends and toward base. Fruit subglobular or 

 somewhat turbinate, solitary or in pairs against base of 

 leafstalks or on leafless wood of ])revious year's shoots, about 

 f in. diameter, yellowish green when ripe. 



A rarer tree than the foregoing. A very large specimen 

 ornamented the grounds of the Court-house, Cairns, but is 

 now being demolished. 



