27S 



17. Callitris Maclcayana, 



F. V. M. in Rep. Burdek. Exped. 11, 1S60. 

 " STKIXCVIVVRK " OK "PORT :\IACOUARIE PINE." 



(S)'n.: — C. Piir/utorei, l'".\-.M., Fragm. \', 1S6; Ficnclu M(ic!t\i\unui, Paiiat., in 

 DC. Prod. WI, ii, [i. 44(1; Octoc/iiils Muc/ciiyinin, F.v.M., in Trans. Phil. 

 Inst., ^'ict., ii, t.; Lcichhardtia Maclciiyitiui, Shop. Cat. PI. cult. S3'dney, 1851, 

 p. 15.) 



Habitat. 



The geographical range of this species is rather limited, being confined to 

 the Coast district from Coolongolook, north of Newcastle, New South Wales, to 

 Queensland. 



It occurs at Alstonville, Booral, Coolongolook, Coopernook, Dorrigo, 

 Hastings Ri\-er, Kempsey, Killabakh, Port Macquarie, Tumbulgum, Woodford 

 DalCj and Yarrahappini, all in New South Wales. 



I. HISTORICAL. 



C. Madeayana and C. P aviator ci were for many years regarded as distinct 

 species, and Bentham in his "Flora Australiensis " and Mueller in his last 

 "Census" give them specific rank. 



The reason for this classification is not far to seek, C. Madeayana. was 

 founded on that form of the tree, or rather material, which has mostly acicular 

 leaves and eight-valved cones; and C. Parlatorei on that with six-valved fruits 

 and an absence of acicular leaves, as shown by herbaria specimens extant 

 to-day at Kew, Paris, and Melbourne. Thozet's specimens {loc. in/i'a) have acicular 

 leaves and eight-valved cones, as also have Mueller's specimens at Paris and 

 Melbourne, whilst Thozet's specimens referred to by Bentham have six-fruited valves 

 and no acicular leaves; thus showing how imperfect collecting in llic lickl has 

 misled the able botanists above mentioned. We long suspected that the two 

 names referred tn unc species, and were further conx'inccd in our views after visiting 

 the Hobart Botanic Gardin^, Ta>in;iiiia, wIhtc tlic features wliicli were supposed 

 to characterise the two species arc to he lomul ociun'ing on (lie same tree. 



Hhkbaria Material Examined. 

 Kew, — 



Thozet's specimen from Hastings River, New South Wales. 



Hill's specimen from Darlington Range, pnccnslancl. 



