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VITACEiE. 



Stamens free. Ovary 2-celled with. 2 ovriles in each cell. Woody climbers, 

 with tendrils. — 1. Vitis. 



Stamens and petals connate with the disk. Ovary 3 to 6-celled with 1 

 ovule in each cell. Erect, without tendrils. — 2. Leea. 



1. CISSUS, Linn. 

 Leaves simple. 



Branches glaucous. Veinlets reticulate, not prominent. Flowers at 



least 1 line diameter. — 3. C. cordata. 

 Not glaucous. Veinlets transverse. Flowers not ^ line diameter. — 

 2. C. adnata. 

 Leaflets 3. — 4. C. tritolia. 

 Leaflets 5 to 9, pedate. — L C. acetosa. 



1. Cissv^ acetosa, F. v. M. — ^N. Coast, R. Brown ; Victoria and Fitz- 

 maurice Rivers, F. v. Mueller ; Sweers Island, Henne. 



2. C. adnata, Wall. — ^N. Coast, R. Brown ; Sea Range, very rare, F. v. 

 MueUer. 



3. C. cordata. Wall. — ^N. Coast, R. Brown. 



4. C. carnosa, Lam. ( V. trifolia, Linn.). — ^N. Coast, R. Brown ; Victoria 

 River, F. v. Mueller ; Albert River, Henne. Supposed antidote to snake-bite. 



2. LEEA, Linn. 



1. L. samhucina, Willd., Raffles Bay, Goulburn Island and other points 

 of the N. Coast. — ^A. Cunningham. 



ELAEOCABPACEiE. 



1. ELAEOCARPUS, Buem. 1747. 



{Aceratium, D.C., 1824; Acronodia, Blume, 1825; Acrozus, Spreng., 

 1827 ; Adenodus, Lour., 1790 ; Beythea, Endl., 1840 ; Craspedum, Lour., 

 1790 ; Dicera,Forst., V116 ; Eriostemum,Colla., 1840 ; Ganitrus, Gaertn., 1791 ; 

 Lochneria, Scop., 1777 ; Monocera, Jack., 1820 ; Elaicarpus, Perinkara, 

 Adans.). 



Flowers about 1 line. — 1. E. arnhemicus. 

 Flowers about 2 Unes. — 2. E. obovatus. 



1. E. arnhemicus, F. v. M. — ^Near Darwin, Gilruth and Spencer, July- 

 August, 1911. 



2. E. obovatus, G. Don. (var. foveolatus, Benih). — ^Islands of the N. Coast 

 R. Brown ; Liverpool River, A. Cunningham ; Fitzmaurice River and Macadam 

 Range, F. v. Mueller. 



THIACEiE. 



Drupe indehiscent, not echinate, entire or 2-lobed. Petals narrow, short, 

 with a foveolate base. Trees or shrubs. — 2. Grewia. 



Fruit globular, echinate, indehiscent, or separating into 1 -seeded cocci. 



Petals narrow, with a foveolate or pubescent base. Shrubs or herbs. 3. 



Triumfetta. 



Capsule 2 to 5-ceUed, with several seeds in each, opening in valves, usually 

 long and smooth, rarely short and echinate. Petals usually obovate or broad, 

 without a foveola. Shrubs or herbs. — 1. Corchorus. 



