208 THE FLORA OF THE NOETHEBN TEREITOEY. 



2. M. cdsophila, A. Cunn. — ^N.W. Coast, Usborne's Harbour, Voyage of 

 the Beagle ; Liverpool River and Cambridge Gulf, A. Cunningham. 



3. M. dissitiflora, F. v. M.- — Between the Bonney and Mount Morphett, 

 McDouall Stuart's Expedition. 



4. M. genistifolia, 8m. — Sturt's Creek, Van Alphen and Upper Gilbert 

 Rivers, F. v. Mueller ; also McDouall Stuart's Expedition. 



5. M. glomerata, F. v. M. — Upper Victoria River, F. v. Mueller. 



6. M. lasiandra, F. v. M. — Arid country, on the Upper Victoria and Pitz- 

 maurice Rivers, P. v. Mueller. 



7. M. Leucadendron, Linn. — Providence Knoll, and Drififield Creek, 

 Gilruth and Spencer, July-August, 1911. 



Maude's and Sterling Creeks, Gilruth and Spencer, July-August, 1911. 



Recorded. Islands of the Gulf of Carpentaria, R. Brown ; common from 

 the Victoria River to the Gulf of Carpentaria, I', v. Mueller and others. 



Cajaput. Broad-leaved Tea Tree. Poisonous, according to Smith and 

 Lyon. An excellent stimulant, containing cajaputol C10H16H2O. The leaves 

 of all the species yield an oil of commercial value, which was considered by Dr. 

 Joseph Lauterer to be a valuable antiseptic. Wood useful for underground 

 work in water. 



8. 31. minutifolia, F. v. M. — Track to Bacon Swamp, Gilruth and Spencer, 

 July-August, 1911. 



Recorded. Victoria River, F. v. Mueller. 



9. M. symphyocarpa, F. v. M. — Near Darwin, Gilruth and Spencer, 

 July-August, 1911. 



Recorded. Islands of the Gulf of Carpentaria, R. Brown i on the main- 

 land, P. V. Mueller. 



M. trichostachya, Lindl ; M. linophylla, F. v. M. ; recorded from North 

 Australia in Nat. Herb. Census. Mr. Cheel (Appendix II.) adds M angustifolia, 

 Gaertn., and M. hakeoides, F. v. M., to the Northern Territory Flora. 



10. BEAUFORTIA, E. Bb. (Schizopleura, Lindl.). 

 1. B. elegans, Schau. N.W. Cape, Martin. 



11. BAECKEA, LisTN. 



(Astartea, D.C. ; Jungia, Gaertn. ; Imbricaria, Sm. ; Schidiomyrtus ; 

 Rinzia; Euryomyrtus; Camphoromyrtus ; Tetrapora; Harmogia; and 

 Oxymyrrhuie, Schau .; Babingtonia, Lindl. ; Ericomyrtus, Turcz. 



Sub-genus. Baechea. Stamens free, rarely exceeding 20, and usually 

 much fewer. Flowers small. 



Section I. Euryomyrtus. Filaments filiform or very slightly dilated. — 

 2. B. polystemonea. 



Section II. Harmogia. Anther-cells distinct, nearly globular, deeply 

 furrowed, parallel or divergent, and opening more or less in longitudinal 

 slits in the furrows. Ovary 3-celled, with several ovules in each cell. Eastern 

 species. — 3. B. virgata. 



Sub-genus Astartea. Stamens united in bundles, alternating with 

 the petals. Flowers small. — il. B. intratropiea. 



