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1. AMORPHOPHALLUS, Blume 

 (Brachyspatha, Schott). 



1. A. variabilis, Blume. — N. Coast, R. Brown; Port Darwin, Schultz 

 (No. 562). 



2. TYPHONIUM, Schott. 



1. T. liliifolium, Schott. — Victoria River, F. v. Mueller. 



T. Brownii, Schott. — Recorded in National Herbarium Census from North 

 Australia. , 



Colocasia antiquorum, Schott ; Bhaphidophora pertusa, Schott ; Recorded 

 in National Herbarium Census from North AustraUa. 



FLAGELLARIACEa;. 



1. FLAGELLARIA, Linn. 1747. 



1 . F. indica, Linn. — ^Roper River and near Darwin. Gilruth and Spencer, 

 July -August, 1911. 



Recorded. Port Essiagton, Armstrong ; Point Pearce, F. v. Mueller ; 

 Escape Cliffs, and Adam's Bay, Hulse. 



Supplejack. 



RESTIONACE.ffi. 



Ovary 2 or S-celled. Styles or style-branches 2 or 3. — 1. Restio. 



Ovary 1-ceUed with a single ovule. Sytles or style-branches 3. — 2. Lep- 

 tocarpus. 



1. RESTIO, Linn. 1767. 



{Baloslcion, Rafin, 1836; Chondropetalon, Bafin, 1836; Craspedolepis, 

 Stevd, 1855 ; Ischyrolepis, Stevd, 1850 ; Megalotheca, F. M., 1873 ; Bhodoco, 

 Nees, 1836). 



1. B. tropicus, B. Br. — North Island, Gulf of Carpentaria, G. F. Hill 

 (No. 621), 20/10/1911. 



Recorded. Gulf of Carpentaria, R. Brown. 



2. LEPTOCARPUS, R. Bb. 



Spikelets very densely clustered along the short branches^pf a .long dense 

 panicle. 1. L. elatior. ''^ 



Spikelets clustered along the few narrow branches of the panicle.^ Perianth 

 segments glabrous. 



Stem glabrous. — 3. L. spathaceus. 

 Stem cottony-viUous. — 2. L. Sohultzii. 



1. L. elatior, B. Br. — Gulf of Carpentaria and N. Coast (Arnhem's Land?), 

 R. Brown. 



2. L. Schultzii, Benth. — ^Port Darwin, Schultz (No. 309). 



3. L. spathaceus, B. Br. — Gulf of Carpentaria, R. Br. ; sources of the 

 Roper River, F. v. Mueller. 



CENTROLEProACE.ffi. 



1. CENTROLEPIS, Latill. 1804. 



( Alepyrum, B. Br., 1810 ; Centrosepis, B. Hedw., 1806 ; Devauxia, B. Br., 

 1810). 



Bristlewort. 



Spikes ovate or broad, containing more than four flowers, the outer bracts 

 glabrous or rarelj^ ^^-ith a few hairs erect or spreading, and 1, 2 or 3 scales under 

 each flower, usually very prominent. — 1. C. Banksii. 



