240 XXXIII. MELIAOE^. {Flmderda. 



4. P. Bennettiana (after Dr. Geo. Bennett), Benth. Fl. Austr. i. 889; F. v.M. 

 Herb. " Bogum-bogum." A large tree. Branehlets angular. Leaves opposite, 

 the petioles somewhat flattened with thin, sharp edges, crowded under the 

 panicles ; leaflets 3 or 5, from ovate to ovate-lanceolate or oblong-elliptical, obtuse 

 or scarcely acuminate, 2 to Sin. long in some specimens, 4 to Sin, and 2Jin. 

 broad in others, glabrous, very coriaceous, not oblique, and scarcely petiolulate, 

 the common petiole angular. Panicles ample, sometimes short, sometimes ex- 

 ceeding the leaves, minutely stellate-pubescent. Petals about 2 lines long, rather 

 broader than in F. Oxleyana, glabrous or nearly so. Fruit 2 or Sin. long, muri- 

 cate. Seeds 2 in each cell, broadly winged at the upper end only, or some with 

 a very small wing also at the lower end, but only seen in one capsule. — F. 

 amtralis, F. v. M. Fragm. iii. 26, not of R. Brown. 



Hab.: Wide Bay, Bidwill; Brisbane Biver, Moreton Eay, A. Cunningham, Fraser, W. Hill. 

 Wood hprd, fine in grain, and light in colour. — Bailey's Cat. Ql. Woods No. 74. 



5. F. Chatavraiana (after the Hon. J. V. Chataway, M.L.A.), Bail. 

 " Narroo," Herberton district, and "Arrago," TuUy Eiver, J. F. Bailey. Red 

 Beech or Cardwell Maple. A large tree with a trunk diameter of from 3ft. to 

 over 4ft. Leaves opposite, petioles and rhachis more or less sharply angular ; 

 leaflets usually 7, oblong-falcate, obtuse or with a more or less acuminate obtuse 

 point, sometimes very oblique at the base, 3 to 4^in. long, 1| to 2^in. broad, 

 under side somewhat pale ; primary lateral nerves rather distant, 9 or 10 on each 

 side of rhachis ; petiolules slender, ^ to fin. long. Panicles rather large and 

 spreading. No flowers available for examination. Fruit Sin. or more long, 

 oblong, but tapering at each end, pentagonal, prominently marked with dark 

 mussel-shaped scars, which gives to the fruit somewhat the appearance of a fir- 

 cone. Seed winged all round, including wing about 2Jin. long, -J-in. broad. 



Hab.: Cardwell to Herberton, J. F. Bailey. 



Wood of a lightish colour, grain cedar-like, often very prettily figured ; used extensively in 

 house and boat building. — J. F. . 



6. P. Ifflaiana (after S. Iffla, M.D.), F. v. M. Fragm. x. 94. Cairns 

 Hickory. A tall evergreen tree, the branehlets, petioles, and peduncles slightly 

 puberulent. Leaves opposite on long petioles ; leaflets thick-chartaceous, almost 

 ovate, glabrous on both sides, 6 to ] 0, pari-pinnate, 2J to 4Jin. long, rhachis 

 angular. Panicles terminal, peduncle somewhat short, branches numerous. 

 Flowers very numerous. Calyx not 1 line long. Petals ovate, glabrous inside, 

 outside thinly pilose, a little exceeding 1 line long. Stamens very short. 

 Staminodia somewhat acute, as long as the fertile filaments ; anthers pointless. 

 Style very short, stigma almost sessile, peltate. Capsule about 2in. long, tuber- 

 culate with large and small rough tubercles, valves separating. Seed 4 or 5 

 lines, winged at the upper end only. 



Hab.: Scrubs of the Barron Eiver. 



Wood of a yelloTvish colour, close-grained, very hard, of a greasy nature ; useful for building 

 purposes. — Bailey's Cat. Ql. Woods No. 74a. 



7. P. Mazlini (after W. Mazlin), Bail. A large tree, stem diameter 

 exceeding 2ft. Leaves glabrous, deep green, usually opposite, but here and there 

 alternate ; leaflets 3 or 5, ovate-lanceolate or oblong, with more or less acuminate 

 blunt points, 2f to 4in. long, 1| to Ifin. broad, thin-coriaceous, lateral-primary 

 nerves thin, close, and rather dark-coloured. Petioles 1 to 2in. long, rhachis 

 about the same length, petiolules 2 to 4 lines, all slender. Panicles of few 

 branches, about as long as the leaves. No flowers available for describing. 

 Fruit oblong, muricate, 2 to 3 Jin. long, the protuberances very irregular as to 



