768 LXIV. EUBIACE^. [Moriwla. 



at length blackish, if simple globose the size of a peppercorn, it geminate ovate 

 or renate-didymous. Pyrenes cartilaginous, about 8 in the syncarp. — ? Coprosma 

 dcutifolia, F. v. M. in Fl. Austr. iii. 429. 



Hab.: Brisbane Biver to Bockhampton. 



3. IKE. jasminoides (Jasmine-like), A. Cunn.; Hook. Bat. Mag. t. 3351 ; 

 Benth. Fl. Austr. iii. 424. A tall climbing shrub, the main trunk often 6 or 

 more inches in diameter, the branchlets usually weak and straggling. Leaves 

 from nearly ovate to oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, narrowed into the petiole, 1^ 

 to Sin. long. Stipules connate, deciduous. Peduncles slender, 2 together at the 

 ends of the branches, each with a small head of 6 to 12 or even more white 

 flowers, or the corollas sometimes purple outside, the calyx-tubes quite connate or 

 immersed in the receptacle. Corolla 3 to 4 lines long, the tube straight, usually 

 shorter than the lobes. Ovary 4-celled ; style 2-lobed. Drupes yellow, concrete, 

 forming a globular compound berry about J to lin. diameter. 



Hab.: Common soutb and north. 



The species is very nearly allied to M. umbellata, differing chiefly, but apparently constantly, 

 in the peduncles, never more than 2 together and the flowers large. — Benth. 

 Wood yellow, prettily marked. — Bailey's Gat. Ql. Woods No. 255a. 



4. V/Ln umbellata (flowers in umbels), Linn.; W. and Am. Prod. i. 420 ; 

 Benth. Fl. Austr. iii. 424. , A trailing diffuse or somewhat climbing shrub, 

 glabrous or the young branches slightly pubescent. Leaves from ovate-oblong or 

 obovate to oblong-lanceolate, IJ to 3in. long. Peduncles J to ^in. long, 4 to 8 

 together (usually about 6) at the ends of the branches, each with a small head of 

 about 6 to 12 flowers, the calyx-tubes quite connate or immersed in the recep- 

 tacle. Corolla scarcely 3 lines long, the tube straight, rather shorter than the 

 lobes. Ovary 4-celled ; style 2-lobed. Drupes forming a compound globular 

 berry, 4 to 6 lines in diameter. 



Hab.: Bockingham Bay, Dallachy, and several other tropical localities. 

 The species has a wide range over B. India and the Archipelago. 



5. IVC. reticulata (netted- veined), Benth. Fl. Austr. iii. 424. "Ada-a,"' 

 Mapoon, Roth. A low straggling shrub, quite glabrous. Leaves petiolate, 

 orbicular or broadly ovate, very shortly and acutely acuminate, about 2 to 4in. 

 long, coriaceous and prominently reticulate like those of Ccdospernium reticulatum. 

 Stipules triangular, acute. Peduncles 4 together at the ends of the branches, 

 bearing each a head of about 6 to 12 flowers, one large orbicular petiolate white 

 bract to each head, adnate to one of the calyxes and nearly as large as the 

 stem-leaves, like those of Mvsscenda. Calyx-tubes partly immersed in the recep- 

 tacle. Corolla-tube slender, about 6 lines long; lobes about 2 lines long. 

 Anthers exserted. Ovary 4-oelled, with 2 collateral ovules in each cell, attached 

 8,bout the middle. Style long, with two short stigmatic lobes. Fruit irregular, 

 lobes much broader than long. 



Hab.: Albany Island, W.Hill; N.E. coast, A. Cunningham; Endeavour Biver and several 

 other tropical localities. 

 Colouring matter from roots used for staining apron-belts. — Roth. 



6. Ttl. hypotephra (under side of leaf grey), F. v. M. Vict. Nat. vi. 55. A 

 climbing shrub, leaves on short petioles, firmly chartaceous, mostly .ovate- 

 lanceolate, acuminate, dark-green above, grey and velvety on the under side, 

 stipules fugacious ; peduncles short, few or 2 together, seldom solitary ; heads 

 small, with only 2 to 5 flowers perfecting their fruits ; involucral pericarp inside 

 beset with rigidulous pale shining hairs ; putamen of individual fruits almost 

 ovate, smooth, comparatively thick, dark outside. — F. v, M, l.e, 



Hftb.; Bell^nden Ker, W. Sayer (F. v. M,) 



