516 A NATURALIST'S WANDEBINGS 



Laurinex. 



Litsea timoriann. Span. (Tetranthera discolor, Bl.) 

 sebifcra, Pers. (Tetranthera laurifolia, Jncq.) 



e. platyphjlla, Bl, 2124, rf, 1 ; 3636, 38SJ1, 4074, 9, Inrge treo, 7. 

 (Cvlioodipiiue) diversitblli, Jil. 3603, 36')5 a, 3673, 4035, 7; 3815, 

 '3853, 10 b. 

 lUigera dubia, Spim. 

 Oassytha puboscens, R. Br. 

 Cinn.imomu:n ? 3055, 7. 



Tliymtleacem. 



PiMELEA iiiiEviTi BA, J'lCtcc. (nov. sp.), — Heiliacca ( rccta, aiiiiua (?), glabr.i, 

 semipedalis; foliis subspatluilalis oppositis alte|inibve ; involuoris Ramo- 

 pliyllis turbinatis 4-5 mm. latis, lobij 4 ovulibus obtusis G -10 ram. lonsis, 

 tubo 2-4 mm. longo ; florinus herraapliroililis bIMs; pedicellis brevibiis 

 compressis ad medium tnbum affixls; periaiithiis Involucii lobo brevioribus 

 aut longioiibus, tubo C-7 mm. longo, angiis'.o, poet anthesin supra 

 ovarium ciicumscisso, lobis obtusls lJ-2 mm. lougis ; ttaminibus 1| mm. 

 loiigis, eouneclivo angusto; fxocavpio inembranaceo ; serainis supevficie 

 nigra reticulat.i, albumiue parou ; imbryonis cotyledonibus ovalibus, 1 111. 

 long!s. 



This species differs fiom its nearest allies in Ihe invobicre as well as, 

 in other resijecis, e.q., from P. cornucopia}, Vahl. and P. punicea, K. Br. 

 ill the s'l.ort peduncle anJ general liabit ; from P. concreta, F. Muell, in tlie 

 filaments ; and from P. sanguinea, F. Bluell, in (he pejianth. It is the only 

 one at present described as occurring bejotid the limits of Australia and 

 New Zenland. There is a small specimen in the Br. BIus. Herb., collected 

 on the ioland of Savu, near Timor, by Banks and Solandei', which is 

 very like this species in habit, but differs in the involucre, which is more 

 likethatofP. jjuniceri, R. Br. 382S ; flowere white ; in glass. 10 b. 



Wikstroamia Spano;>hii, Dccni. 



■Drymispernium laurifoliura, Becne. 4050, 9. 



Eleaqnaceie. 



iileagnus ferruginea. Rich. ' 3570 ; flowers dirty white dottid with rusty 

 red, 6. 

 LoranfIiaces3. 



Viscum orientale W. 



aitlculatum. Barm., v. timorieuse, DC. 

 Loranthus longiflorus, Desr. 3844, flowers scarlet. 10 b. 

 obovatus, Bl., var. minor (R. Brown, Coupang.) 

 indicus, Desr. 

 triflorus. Span. 



pendulus, Sieb. 3543 ; parasitic on 3544 ; purple calyx, puiple 

 anther-tips in Lud ; 6. 



&phorliiacese. 



Daphniphyllum ZoUingeri, Muell. Arg. 1 3807, 3803, 3882, tree, 10 b. 

 Dodecasteinou Teytmunni, fi. timorens!s, Jlf/g. 

 Bridelia ov.ita, Decne. 

 Andrachne fruticosa, Decne. 



Phyllanthus Casticum, JsfusZZ. Arg. var. 3642, small tree, 7; ■^'^i'. fasci- 

 culatus. 

 retioulatus, Poir. 



p. g'.aber, Muell. Arg. 

 maderiispatensis, L. 



Niruri, L. " Taou.' (R. Brown's list, Coupang.) 

 Urinaria, L. 3930. 



distichus, Muell. Arg. " Salti melee." (K. Brown's list, Cou- 

 pang.) 

 nodiflora, Muell. Arg. 



