TAB. DCXII. 
OxyLosium BATILLUM. Hook. 
Foliis oppositis elliptico-cuneatis apice truncato-retusis coriaceis, 
Supra glabriusculis impresso-punctatis, subtus arcte reticu- 
latis mucronatis ramulisque dense pubescentibus, legumine 
ovato-acuminato hirsuto dispermo. 
Has. Swan River settlement. Jas. Drummond, (Suppl. Coll. 
n. 32.) 
I possess no flowers of this species ; but there can be little 
doubt of the genus to which it belongs. The leaves are coria- 
ceous, cuneate but rounded at the base, truncate or retuse 
at the apex, mucronate, the angles rather obtuse, the margins 
a little recurved ; the upper side glossy and slightly pubescent, 
rough with numerous depressions, paler beneath, there closely 
reticulated, and, as well as the young branches, downy with 
short dense hairs. Legumes small, chestnut-brown, slightly 
hairy, 2-seeded. I have named the species Batillum from the 
resemblance of the leaves to a fire-shovel. 
Fy. 1; 2. Legume :—magnified. 
