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4. G. canescens, R. Br. — Lat. 18 degrees, 27 min. ; long. 132 degrees 

 (about), G. F. Hill (No. 447), 6/7/1911. 



With reddish-purple heaxis. 



Herbert Bros. Station, near Darwin, G. F. Hill (2nd Series, No. 02). 

 28/5/1913. 



Sterling Creek and everywhere, Gilruth and Spencer, July- August, 1911. 



Recorded. Islands of the Gulf of Carpentaria, R. Brown, Henne ; Depuech 

 Island, N.W. Coast, Bynoe ; Nichol Baj^ Gregory's Expedition and Ridley's 

 Expedition ; Victoria River and Sturt's Creek, F. v. Mueller ; Goulburn 

 Islands, A. Cunningham ; Port Darwin and several other points along the 

 coast, Schultz and others ; Attack Creek in the interior, M'Douall Stuart's 

 Expedition. 



5. G. conferta, Benth. — Victoria River, Bynoe. 



6. G. conica, Spreng. — Islands of the Gulf of Carpentaria, R. Brown ; 

 Upper Victoria River and Sturt's Creek, F. v. Mueller ; Lara Station, Kennedy. 



7. G. diffusa, Spreng. — Islands of the Gulf of Carpentaria, R. Brown. 



8. G. flaccida, R. Br. — Melville Island, Gilruth and Spencer, July- 

 August, 1911. 



Recorded. Arnhem N. Bay, R. Brown ; Regent's River and Cambridge 

 Gulf, N.W. Coast, A. Cunningham ; Usborne Harbour, Voyage of the Beagle ; 

 Victoria River, Bynoe, P. v. Mueller ; Glenelg River, Martin ; Port Essington, 

 Armstrong ; Port Darwin, Schultz. 



9. G. humilis, E. Br. — Roper River, Gilruth and Spencer, July-August,. 

 1911. 



Recorded. Albert River, Henne. 



10. G. involucrata, Ewart. — Everywhere, Gilruth and Spencer, July-/ 

 August, .1911. 



Recorded. Pine Creek, J. H. Niemarm. 



11. G. leptoclada, Benth. — Glenelg district, N.W. Coast, Martin. 



12. G. Maitlandi, F. v. M. — ^Dampier's Archipelago, N.W. Coast, A. 

 Cunningham ; Pyramid Hill, Nichol Bay, F. Gregory's Expedition. 



13. G. parviflora, Benth. — Regent River, N.W. Coast, A. Cunningham ; 

 Port Darwin, Schultz. 



14. G. pusilla, Benth. — Foul Point, N.W. Coast, Voyage of the Beagle. 



15. G. temella, Benth. — Cygnet Bay, A. Cunningham ; Foul Point, N.W. 

 Coast, Voyage of the Beagle. 



G. platandra, F. v. M. — Recorded in National Herbarium Census from 

 North Australia. 



PHYTOLACCACE.aE. 



1. GYROSTEMON, Dbsf. 1820. 



(Cyclotheca, Moq.,18i9 ; Godonocarpvs, A. Cmwto., 1830 ; Hynienotheca, 



F. V. M.). 



Carpels, 4 to 20, separating at their maturity, and opening at the outer 

 edge OT' at both outer and inner edges. Flowers axillary. 



Flowers sessile. Ovary of 8 to 15 carpels. Styles linear. 



Fruit nearly globular. Stamens 8 to 12 in a single ring. — 2. G. Cydotheca. 



Flowers shortly pedicellate. Ovary of 15 to above 20 carpels. 



