44 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF QUEENSLAND. 



A. asiaticum G. Don. Port Moresby. 



Sida spinosa Liim. F. Muell. Pap. PL, i (iv), 55. Port 

 Mores b}'. 



S. acuta Burm. Yule Island. 



S. rhombifolia Linn. S. retusa L. Port Moresby. 



S. CordiJoIia Linn. Flannel weed. Port Moresby. 



*Malvastrum tricuspidatum A Gray. Port Moresby. 



Urena lobata Linn. F. Muell. Pap. PL, i (iv), 55 ; Becc. 

 in D'Albertis' '' New Guinea," ii, 396 ; Hemsl. Kew Bulletin 

 1899, 97. Sapphire Creek ; Astrolabe ; Sogeri ; Mafulu. 



The species of Sida, Malvastrum, and Urena here recorded are 

 common Asiatic, Papuan, and Tropical AustraUan weeds. 



Hibiscus ficulneus Linn. F. Muell. Pap. PL, i (iv), 56. 

 Port Moresby. As in parts of Xorthem Queensland during the 

 winter months, the upright dead stems with their racemes of 

 old capsules can be seen everywhere in the grass land. 



H. D'Alberfcisii F. Muell. Pap. PL, i (iv) 55 and ii (viii), 41 . 

 Very common between Kubunah and Fofofofo (Mekeo District). 



H. vitifolius Linn. F. Muell. Pap. PL. i (iv), 56. Biotn 

 (Mekeo District). 



K. tiliaceus Linn. F. Muell. Pap. PL, i (iv), 56 ; BaU. Re]). 

 Visit B.N.G., 27. Port Moresby. 



Family BOMBACACE^. 



Eombax malabaricum DC. ; Bail. Rep. Visit B.N.G., 27. 

 Silk Cotton tree. Port Moresby ; Yule Island. This tree, 

 bearing its large red flowers, is a conspicuous feature in the 

 landscape. 



Family STERCULIACE^. 



Melochia pyramidata Linn. F. Muell. Pap. PL, i (iii), 36. 

 Port Moresby. 



M. vitiensis A. Gray. F. Muell. Pap. PL, i (iv), 55. 

 Sapphire Creek ; Astrolabe Range ; Sogeri. 



[M. indica (Houtt) A Gray. Commersonia sp. F. M. 

 Bail, in Ann. Rept. B.N.G. 1900-01, p. 142. East Coast, 

 British New Guinea, Sir G. R. Le Hunte.] 



Waltheria americana Linn. Port Moresby. A common 

 weed. 



