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474. E. myrtifolia Sims. 

 Charnley River (W.V.F.). 



Shrub to a tree of 25ft. ; trunli about 8ft. ; diameter 7in. ; 

 bark grey, smooth ; tiraber reddish and moderately hard. 

 In sandstone and quartzite gorges. 



475. E. euoalyptoides F. v. M. 



Isdell, Charnley, Calder, Ord, Denham, and King Rivers, 

 Waloott Inlet (W.V.F.). 



A bushy shrub to a tree of 25ft. ; trunk to 10ft. ; diameter 

 9in. ; bark grey, smooth ; timber brownish, hard and 

 rather tough ; flowers pale- yellow ; fruits pink, globose, 

 4-5 Hues diameter ; of a pleasant acid flavour. In sand- 

 stone and quartzite country along the banks of streams. 



476. E. Armstrongii Benth. 



Calder River, base of Paokhorse Range, near Isdell River 



(W.V.F.). 

 A shrub of 20ft. in height. In sandy loam. 



477. Barringtonia acutangulare Gaertner. 



The North-Western plant is a diffuse or bushy shrub of 4-1 Oft. 

 in height, with scarlet filaments and purplish quadrangular 

 fruits. The bark is used by the aborigines for poisoning 

 fish. 



478. Careya australis F. v. M. 



A tree of 25-30ft. ; trunk to 15ft. ; diameter about 1ft. ; bark 

 dark-grey, rather rough and sometimes .shghtly furrowed ; 

 timber reddish, very soft, and fibrous ; sepals greenish- 

 white ; stamens white. The bark contains much tannin. 



479. Oabeckia australiana Naudin. 



Prince Regent's River (J. Bradshaw and Allen) ; West Kim- 

 berley (Dr. House) ; Isdell and Charnley Rivers, Dillon's 

 Springs (W.V.F.). 



Erect, 6-1 Oft. ; petals reddish-purple ; stamens yellow ; style 

 pink, with a greenish stigma. 



480. Melastoma malabathricum L. 

 Charnley River (W.V.F.). 



Erect, 8-1 2ft. ; flowers reddish-purple. 

 In sandstone and quartzite gorges. 



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481. Jusaiaeua suffruticosa L. 



Ord River (Alex. Forrest) ; Lennard, May, Fitzroy, Hann, 

 Isdell, Charnley, Calder, Ord, Denham and King Rivers 

 (W.V.F.). 



In sandy loams. 



