FLORA OF THE TORRES STRAITS, 431 
Meliacez. (Bead-tree Family.) 
Carapa moluccensis, Lam. 
A glabrous tree found growing with the mangroves. Fruit 
irregularly globose, somewhat resembling a citron, containing 
several large angular seeds. 
Olacinee. (Olax Family.) 
Ximenia americana, Linn, ‘ Yellow Plum.” 
A rambling shrub, grows just above high-water mark, scanty 
of foliage, leaves oval, the largest scarcely 2 inches long. Flowers 
axillary, greenish ; sepals four, minute; petals four, 4 or 5 lines 
long, recurved, very hairy on the inner side. Stamens 8, filaments 
crooked ; anthers large, Fruit roundish-oval, about 1-in. diameter 
with a thin pericarp, and very light coloured, smooth, bony 
endocarp. This form or species in my opinion should be kept 
distinct from the inland plant. Fruit ripe in June. 
Rhamnee. (Buckthorn Family.) 
Zizyphus Ainoplia, Mill. ‘ Vinous Jujube.” 
A large rambling shrub, the young branches often rusty- 
pubescent, spines short, one of each pair straight and deciduous. 
Drupes globular about 3 lines diameter. Met with in the gully 
scrubs. Fruit ripe in June, 
Alphitonia excelsa, Reissek. ‘Red Ash.” 
A small erect tree, leaves varying from lanceolate to nearly 
orbicular. ‘Flowers forming terminal corymbose panicles. Fruit 
globular. Found on hillsides. In some parts of Queensland the 
leaves are used by school children to remove ink-stains from their 
hands. A few leaves rubbed in water soon produces a strong 
lather. 
Ampelide. (Grape Family.) 
Vitis trifolia, Linn, ‘‘ One of the Native Grapes.” 
A climber, leaves of three leaflets ; berry small depressed-globular, 
found on the border of scrubs. 
Leea sambucina, Willd. 
A tall shrub with large twice or thrice pinnate leaves ; and wide 
spreading panicles of four to six seeded brown berries. 
Sapindacee. (Soapberry Family.) 
Dodonea viscosa, Linn, “The Sticky Hop-bush.” 
The form most generally met with in the tropics. The leaves 
with prominent veins. 
