288 XXXIII. MELIACEili. [dedrela. 



Stamens 5, as long as the petals, inserted in cavities on the outside of the very 

 thick pubescent disk. Ovary half-immersed in the disk. Capsule glabrous, 

 oblong, 1 to IJin. long. — Wight, Ic. t. 161 ; C. australis, F. v. M. Fragm. i. 4. 



Hab.: Moreton Bay, Herb. P. v. Mueller ; Mackenzie's Station, Leichhardt. 



The gum contains 45% of arabin, 36% of metarabin, and 19% of water, Lauterer. Mr. J. H. 

 Maiden found a sample of gum from a New South Wales tree to contain : Arabin 68-3%, metarabin 

 6-3%, hygroscopic moisture 19-54%, and ash 5-16%. 



Wood beautifully grained, of a red colour, easy to work, and very durable ; the common 

 furniture wood, and in the north frequently used in house-building. — Bailey's Cat. Ql. 

 Woods No. 69. 



11. FLINDERSIA, R. Br. 



(After Captain N. Flinders.) 



(Oxylea, A. Gunn.; Strzeleckia, F. v. M.) 



Calyx small, 6-lobed. Petals 5, imbricate in the bud, spreading. Disk broad, 

 concave. Stamens 5, inserted on the outside of the disk, with as many or fewer 

 staminodia alternating with them, sometimes wanting ; filaments subulate ; 

 anthers versatile. Ovary 5-celled, 5-lobed ; style short, thick, inserted between 

 the lobes ; stigma capitate ; ovules 4 to 6 in each cell. Capsule oblong, hard, 

 tuberoulate or muricate, opening septicidally in 5 boat-shaped valves or cocci, 

 without any persistent axis. Seeds flat, winged, 2 or 3 on each side of a flat 

 placenta, which almost divides each cell into two ; albumen none ; cotyledons 

 flat, radicle very short. — Trees. Leaves alternate or more frequently opposite, 

 pinnate or rarely simple, marked with pellucid dots. Flowers in terminal 

 panicles. 



Besides Australia, this genus is found in New Guinea, Amboyna, and New Caledonia. The 

 genus, although allied to Cedrela and therefore placed by common consent in Meliacece, is never- 

 theless, as observed by E. Brown, very closely connected with Rutacece-Zanthoxylece, and might 

 be very well placed there next to Geijera, with which it is connected, especially through F. 

 maculosa. — Benth. % 



Leaves alternate, pinnate, 1 to 3-jugate. Petals pubescent outside. Fruit 

 2 to Bin. long, the valves adherent at the base, not separating into free, 

 boat-shaped pieces. Seeds usually winged at the top only 1. F. australis. 



Leaves opposite, pinnate, 2 to 5-jugate. Petals glabrous or nearly so. Fruit 

 B to 4in. long, separating when ripe into free, boat-shaped pieces. Seeds 

 winged at both ends 2. F. Oxleyana. 



Leaves opposite, pinnate, 2-jugate. Leaflets acute-acuminate at the apex. 

 Petals glabrous. Ovary subglobose, 5-celled, hirsute. Ovules 4 in each 

 cell ; 2-Beriate Z. F. Ldchhardtii. 



Leaves opposite, pinnate. Leaflets 3 to 5, acute or obtuse at the apex. 

 Petals glabrous or nearly so. Fruit 2 or Sin. long. Seeds winged at 

 upper end only, or slightly also at the lower i. F. Bennettiana. 



Leaves opposite, pinnate. Leaflets about 7. Petioles sharply angular. 

 Fruit 3 or more inches long, oblong, prominently marked with mussel- 

 shaped scars 5. F. Ghatawaiana. 



Leaves opposite, pinnate, 3 to 5-jugate. Petals glabrous inside, slightly 

 pilose outside. Fruit about 2in. long, separating into free, boat-shaped 

 pieces. Seeds winged at the top (i. F. Ifflaiana. 



Leaves opposite or alternate, pinnate, deep-green. Leaflets 3 to S, ovate- 

 lanceolate. Fruit oblong, muricate, the top often forming a 5-rayed star 7. F. Mazlini. ' 



Leaves opposite, pinnate. Leaflets 3 to 9, or rather long petiolules. 

 Petals red, glabrous inside, silky-pubesoent on the back. Fruit acutely 

 echinate ; cells 2-Beeded . . 8. F. Pimenteliana. 



Leaves opposite, pinnate. Leaflets 3 to 9, almost sessile. Petals glabrous 



inside. Fruit large, echinate. Seeds winged at both ends 9. F. BemrjoHana. 



Leaves opposite, pinnate, 2 to 6-jugate. Petals hairy on both sides. Fruit 

 about Bin. long, separating into free, boat-shaped pieces containing 2 

 seeds each 10. F. Brayleyana. 



Leaves opposite, pinnate, 4 to 6-jugate and sometimes terminal-pedicellate, 

 one nearly or quite sessile. Petals hairy at the base on both sides. 

 Fruit 4 or Sin. long, separating into free, boat-shaped pieces. Seeds 

 winged at both ends 11. f. Schottiana. 



