156 proceedings of the royal society of queensland. 



Order RUBIACE^. 

 DENTELLA, Forst. 

 D. minutissima sp. nov. 



Herba minutissima subcarnosa, foliis petiolatis minutis 

 oppositif ovatis vel orbicularibus -5-1 mm. longis, marginibus 

 pilis albis hyalinis obsitis ; fioribus solitariis sessilibus ; calycis 

 tubo globoso setii^ hyalinis minutis obsitis:, limbo 5-lobato ; 

 corollse tubo cylindrico 5-lobatis, lobis ovatis obtusis ; 

 staminibus subinclu.sis ; capsulis globosis vel ovalibus setis 

 hyalinis obsitis ; seminibus angulatis minute punctulatis. 



A fmall fleshy herb creeping in mud and rooting at the 

 nodes, forming a dense, green, carpet-like covering on the soil, 

 all its parts thinly sprinkled "vvith minute hyahne setse. Leaves 

 minute, opposite, fleshy, ovate or orbicular, obtuse, ^-| line 

 (•5-1 mm.) long, on petioles of |--|- line (-5-1 mm.). Flowers 

 sessile, solitary in the axilf, 3-4 lines (6-8 mm.) long. Calyx 

 about one-third the length of the flower, sparingly puberulent 

 with minute gland-like hairs ; tube globular, covered -with 

 minute setae about one-third line (-6 mm.) in diameter ; 

 limb cuj)ular, about f line (1-3 mm.) long, divided to its middle 

 into 5 ovate lobes. Corolla-tube cylindrical, about 2 lines 

 (4 mm. long) lobes 5, ovate, obtuse, about 1 line (2 mm.) 

 long. Anthers linear, placed near the orifice of the corolla-tube, 

 on apparently short filaments. Style slender, IJ line (3 mm.) 

 long, A\ith 2 slender stigmatic branches. Capsules mostly 

 sessile on the stem or in its forks and subtended by adventitious 

 roots, globose, oval or compressed and 2-lobed, often oblique, 

 covered with minute hyahne setae, under 1 line (2 mm.) in 

 diameter, 2-celled. Seeds several in each cell, angular, 

 minutely pitted, about | line (-5 mm.) broad. 



Hab. : Elderslie, near Winton, F. L. Berney. 



The chief distinctions between the species here proposed and 

 D. repens Forst. are — 



Leaves mostly above 1 line in length. 



Anthers placed near middle of corolla-tube. . D. repens. 

 Leaves all under 1 line in length. 



Anthers placed nearoririce of corolla-tube . . D. minutissima. 



Order SAPOTACE^. 



Hormogyne cotinifolia A. DC Fruiting specimens of this 

 plant were previously unknown. Following is a description of 

 them : — Fruit green (perhaps immature), subtended by the 



