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7. DICRASTYLES, Drum. 1855. 



(Dicrastyles). 



1. D. ochrotricha, F. v. Jf.— Haast's Bluff, G. F. Hill (187), 17/5/1911. 

 Alt. 4000 ft. 



Recorded. Sturt's Creek, near Mount WiHord, F. v. Mueller. 



D. Camegiei, Hemsl. (in Hook. Icones, 1899) ; recorded from N. Australia. 



8. NEWCASTLIA, F. v. M. 1857. 



Wool loose. Corolla-lobes short. Stamens shorter than the corolla. — 1 . 

 N. cladotricha. 



Tomentum close. Corolla-lobes ending in a fine point. Stamens ex- 

 serted. — 2. N. spodiotricha. 



1. N. cladotricha, F. v. M.- — Sturt's Creek, near Mount Mueller, F. v. 

 Mueller. 



2. N. spodiotricha, F. v. Jf.— Lat. 190°, long. 132°, G. F. HiU (433), 

 4/7/1911. 



The specimens are more densely tomentose than originally described. 

 Recorded. Between lat. 17° 30' and 18° 30'. M'Douall Stuart. 

 N. cephalantha, F. v. M. ; recorded from North Australia in National 

 Herbarium Census. 



9. OAIXICARPA, Linn. 



1. C. carta, Linn. — ^Victoria River, F. v. Mueller ; Groote Island, Gulf of 

 Carpentaria, R. Brown. 



10. PREMNA, Lura. 



Calyx very shortly and obtusely 3-lobed or obscurely 2-lipped. 



Leaves very obtuse. Corolljt-tube scarcely exceeding the calyx. — 3. 



P. obtuaifolia. 

 Leaves shortly acuminate. CoroUa-tube nearly twice as long as the 

 calyx. — 2. P. integrifoUa. 

 Calyx 5-toothed, the margin not dilated. — 1. P. acnminata. 



1. P. acumiruda, R. Br. — ^Islands of the Gulf of Carpentaria and adjoia- 

 ng mainland, R. Brown, Henne ; Point Cunningham, Cygnet Bay, and Goul- 

 bum Islands, A. Cunningham ; Victoria River, F. v. Mueller ; Escape Cliffs, 

 HuUs ; also from M'Douall Stuart's Expedition. 



2. P. integrifoUa, Linn. — ^Islands of the GuU of Carpentaria, R. Brown. 



3. P. obtusifolia, R. Br. — ^Islands of the GuK of Carpentaria, and shore of 

 the maialand, R. Brown, Henne, HuUs. 



11. VITEX, LiNU. 



Leaves white underneath, undivided or of 3 or 5 leaflets. — 3. V. trifolia 

 Leaves green on both sides, of 3 or 5 leaflets. 



Flowers in loose thyrsoid panicles, mostly terminal. — 1. V. acumi- 

 nata. 

 Flowers in very loose dichotomous cymes on axillary peduncles. — 2. 

 V. glabrata. 



1. V. acuminata, R. Br.- — Vansittart and Careening Bays, N.W. Coast. 

 A. Cunningham ; Amhem Bay and Islands of the Gulf of Carpentaria, R 

 Brown. Wood useful for cabinet work. 



