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Fruiting perianth shorter than the capsule. 



Leaves ovate, about 2 Unas long, hoary as well as the perianth. — - 



12. P. indigoferoides. 

 Leaves oblong, about 3 lines long, glabrous as well as the 



perianth. — 2. P. aridus. 



Section V. Ewphyllanihus . — ^Trees, shrubs or herbs or varied habit. 

 Leaves usually distichous. Stamens 3, the filaments free or more or less 

 united ; anthers free, the cells short, more or less diverging or opening trans- 

 versely, and often separated by a broad connective. Glands present. Ovary 

 3-celled. Styles free. Capsule dry. Mowers usually minute. 



Stems annual or from a perennial base, shghtly branched, rather rigid, \ to 

 1 ft. high. Leaves oblong. — 19. P. simplex. 



Stems annual, filiform, branching, -| to 1| ft. long. Flowers very minute. — 

 14. P. minutiflorus. 



Section VI. Eeidia. — ^Trees or shrubs with distichous leaves. Male 

 perianth of 4 segments. Stamens 2, the filaments united in a central column, 

 anthers with separate parallel cells having the appearance of 4-celled anthers. 

 Female perianth of 4 to 6 segments. Styles 3. 3. P. Armstrongii. 



1. P. Adami, Muell. Arg. (P- stenocladus, MuelL). — Port Keats, N.W. 

 Coast, A. Cunningham ; M'Adam Range, Point Pearce, Providence Hill, 

 F. y. Mueller ; Port Darwin, Schultz, (No. 460), ; Port Essington, Armstrong. 



2. P- aridus, Benth. — Barren shores of Brunswick Bay ' and Port 

 Warrender, Vansittart Bay, N.W. Coast, A. Cunningham. 



3. P. Armstrongii, Benth. — ^Port Essington, Armstrong. 



4. P. baccattcs, F. v. M. — ^Vansittart Bay and Greville Island, Regent's 

 River, N.W. Coast, A. Cunningham ; Victoria River, F. v. Mueller ; Port 

 Darwin, Schultz (No. 860). 



5. P. Garpentarice, Muell., Arg. — Tableland, Arnhem's Land and Roper 

 River, Gulf of Carpentaria, F. v. Mueller. 



6. P. ditassoides, Muell., Arg. — South Goulburn Island, A. Cunningham ; 

 Port Essington, Armstrong. 



7. P. Ferdinandi, Muell, Arg. — Borroloola, G. F. Hill (No. 658), 

 7/11/1911. Islands of the Gulf of Carpentaria, R. Brown. 



8. P flagellaris, Benth. — Goulburn Islands, A. Cunningham. 



9. P. grandisepalus, F. v. M. — ^Fitzmaurice River, F. v. M. — 



10. P. hebecarpus, Benth. — Gulf of Carpentaria, F. v. Mueller. Con- 

 sidered poisonous. 



11. P Hunti, Ewart and Davies (Plate XVI.) — (named after Mr. Atlee 

 Hunt, Secretary for Home and Territories). — Small bush. Stems woody at the 

 base. Erect 1 ft. or more high. Young. branches shghtly flattened, older ones 

 terete, slightly tomentose. Leaves on pedicels of about 1 fine, obovate, with 

 a short point, l-in. or more. Flowers solitary in the axils on pedicels of 1 to 

 3 lines. Females perianths enlarged after flowering. Styles 3, erect. 

 Capsule 4 to i^ lines diameter, nval, ashy-tomentose. Cocci triangular in 

 section, rugose. Seed smooth, ^'pt' 'ies close to P. rigidulns. 



no miles N. of N.T. Survey Camp IV., G. P. Hill (No. 130), 2/7/1911. 



12. P indigoferoides, Benth. — York Sound, N-W. Coast, A. Cunningham. 



