246 THE FLORA OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY. 



1. M. floribunda, Sereife.— Charlotte Waters, G. F. HiU (12), 21/2/1911. 

 Idracowra Station, Finke River, G. F. HiU (31), 0/3/1911. 



Ten miles W. of Eva Downs, G. F. Hill (524), 19/8/1911. 

 This plant has been suspected of poisoning stock. Blue Rod. 



2. M. glabra, R. Br. — Upper Roper River and AUigator Point, F. v. 

 Mueller ; Albert River, Henne ; Gulf of Carpentaria, Landsborough. 



3. M. parviflora, Benth. — Arnhem's Land, F. v. Mueller. 



4. M. pvbescens, R. Br. — Roper River, F. v. Mueller. 



4. STEMODIA, Linn. 1759. 



(Cybranthera, Buch., Ham. 1825 ; Diceros, Lour., 1790 ; Honottia, 

 Reichb., 1737 ; Hydropityon, Gaertn., 1805 ; Tala, Blanco., 1845 ; Dickia, 

 Scop., 1777 ; Gomphipus, Rafin., 1836 ; Matourea, Aubl., 1775 ; Poarium, 

 Desv., 1825 ; Unanuea, Ruiz, and Pav., 1846.) 



Flowers sessile or very shortly pedicellate. 



Corolla (about 3 lines long) sihortly exceeding the calyx. — 2. S. 



lythrifolia. 

 Corolla (about 6 to 7 lines long) twice as long as the calyx. — 1. S. 

 grossa. 

 Flowers on pedicels longer than the calyx. — 3. S. viscosa. 



1. 8. grossa, Benth. — ^Desert Island, of the N.W. Coast, Bynoe ; Nichol 

 Bay, Walcott. 



2. 'S. lythrifolia, F. v. if .—North of 15 deg., W. S. CampbeU, 9/19/1911. 



Recorded. Comraon in the rocky islands of the N".W. CJoast, A. Cun- 

 ningham, Bynoe; Upper Victoria River, F. v. Mueller; islands of the Gulf 

 of Carpentaria, R. Brown. 



3. S. viscosa, i?oa;6.— Haast's Bluff, G. F. Hill (183), 17/5/1911. Alt 

 4000 ft. 



Henmansburg, Finke River, G. F. Hill (63), 13/3/1911. 



Recorded. Victoria River, F. v. Mueller; Gulf of Carpentaria, Lands- 

 borough. S. debUis, Bemth. ; recorded from North Australia in. National 

 Herbarium Census. 



5. ADENOSMA, R. Br. 



{Pterostigma, Benth.) 



1. A. Mudleri, Benth. — ^Macarthur River, F. v. Mueller. 



6. BACOPA, AuBL. 

 (Herpestis, Gaertn.) 



1. B. floribunda (R. Br.), Wett. — Victoria River, F. v. Mueller; South 

 Goulburn Island, A. Cunningham. B. indica (Lam.), Wett. ; recorded from 

 North Australia in National Herbarium Census. 



7. MICROCARPAEA, R. Br. 

 1. M. rrmscosa, R. Br. — ^Near Macadam Range, F. v. Mueller. 



8. PEPLIDIUM, Dbule. 

 Flowers sessile or nearly so. Capsule globular, obtuse. — 1. P. humi- 

 fusum. 



Flowers distinctly pedicellate. Capsule ovoid, acute. — 2. P. Muelleri. 



