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Series II. Platypterce. — ^Leaves quite entire, flat. Wings of the cap- 

 sule very divergent or divaricate, not reaching to the style nor to the base, 

 each carpel, including its wing, broader than long, transversely ovate or oblong. 

 — 5. D. platj-ptera. 



Series III. Pinnatce. — ^Leaves all pinnate or very rarely a few simple 

 ones at the base of the branches. Capsule of the Cyclopterce, except in D. 

 ox^-ptera, where it approaches that of the Platypterce. 



Tall shrubs or small trees. Leaflets flat, oblong, lanceolate or obovate, 

 not coriaceous. Racemes or panicles terminal, loose. 



Leaflets usually numerous, lanceolate or oblong. Capsule not in- 

 flated, the wings broad. — 6. D. polyzyga. 

 Leaflets few, obovate or oblong. Capsule large and inflated. — 

 4. D. physocarpa. 

 Much-branched, leafy shrubs. Pedicels solitary or clustered.— 2. D. 

 ox;\'ptera. 



1. D. lanceolata, F. v. M. — Capstan Island, N.W. Coast, A. Cunningham ; 

 Victoria River and Sea Range, F. v. Mueller ; Islands of the Gulf of Carpentaria, 

 R. Brown,. 



2. D. oxyptera, F. v. J/.— MacArthur River, G. F. Hill (No. 722), 

 19 1/1912. 



Recorded. Islands of the Gulf of Carpentaria, R. Brown ; dry rocky 

 hiUs, Fitzmaurice River, Arnhem's Land, F. v. Mueller. 



3. D. peduncular is, Lindl. (var. coriacea, Ewart and Davies). — 70 miles 

 X. of Camp IV., G. F. HiU (8/6/1911). The leaves are larger and broader 

 than usual and are coriaceous. Some Queensland specimens have even larger 

 leaves, but in these the leaf is thinner. 



4. D. physocarpa, F. v. 21. — Lat. 18 degrees, 28 min.. Long. 132 degrees, 

 G. F. HiU (No. 445), 6/7/1911. About 3 ft. high. 



. Recorded. Sea Range, Victoria River, F. v. Mueller. Poisonous accord- 

 ing to Greshoff, principle unknown. 



5. D. platyptera, F. v. M. — Cygnet Bay, N.W. Coast, A. Cunningham ; 

 Fitzmaurice River, F. v. M. 



6. D. polyzyga, F. v. M. — Upper Victoria River, F. v. Mueller. 



7. D. viscosa, Linn. — MacdonneU Ranges, G. F. HiU (No. 123), 23/3/1911. 

 On hill sides, bush 5 ft. Simpson's Gap, MacdonneU Ranges, G. F. HiU 

 30/4/1911. On hUl 12 mUes N.AV. of Charlotte Waters, G. F. HUl (No. 18), 

 24/2/1911. Hop Bush. 



Recorded. N.W. Coast, Bynoe. 



Poisonous according to Greshoff and Radlkofer. Fish poison. The leaves 

 of a form of this tree are in India used as a vermifuge. 



D. petiolaris, F. v. 21. ; D. pachynema, F. v. 21. ; D. humilis, Endl. ; D. 

 ten ui folia, Lindl. ; recorded from North AustraUa in National Herbarium 

 Census. 



9. DISTICHOSTEMON, F. V. M. 1857. 



( Pleistichostemon . ) 



1. D. phyllopterus, F. v. M. — (D. hispidulus, Baill. ; Dodonacea hispidula, 

 Endl.). On Ranges 26 mUes S.W. of Borroloola, G. F. HUl (No. 577), 7/9/1911. 

 Sandstone Ranges, near Western Creek, G. F. HUl (No. 769), 15/2/1912. 



