1432 CXVII. EUPHOEBIACE^. lAntidesma. 



any arillus or earunculus. Cotyledons broad. — ^Trees or shrubs. Flowers small, 

 the spikes solitary or several together in the upper axils or forming a terminal 

 panicle. 



The genus is sjjread over the tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World. Among the 

 Queensland species two only are recognised as identical with widely dispersed Asiatic species, 

 the remaining four are endemic. 



Flowers inside, glands and rudimentary ovary in the males, ovary in 

 the females pubescent or hirsute. Spikes paniculate. 

 Female flowers nearly sessile. Perianth-segments ovate acute. Leaves 



rounded at the end 1. A. Gtuesemliilla. 



Female flowers pedicellate. Perianth-segments very broad and obtuse. 



Leaves often obtusely acuminate 2. A. Dallachyamm. 



Flowers in the interior perfectly glabrous. 



Spikes or racemes mostly paniculate. Flowers nearly sessile . . . S. A. Bunius, 

 •Spikes or racemes mostly simple. Female flowers pedicellate. 



Leaves J to lin. long, ovate or obovate. Spikes J to lin. Perianth- . 



segments broad. Fruit small 4. A. parvifdlium. 



Leaves oblong-laneeolate or elliptical, 2 to 4in. long. Female- 

 perianth shortly and broadly 4-lobed. Fruit small, black . . . 5. A. erostre. 

 Leaves oblong or elliptical, mostly sinuate, 2 to 4in. long. Female 

 perianth shortly and broadly 4-lobed. Fruit rather large . . . 6. A. sinuatum. 



1. A.. Ghaesembilla (taken from Burmann's name for Embelia Eibes, not 

 -this.-Cyl. Fl. pt. iv. 48), Gartn. Friict. i. 189, t. 39 ; Bentk. Fl. Austr. vi. 85. 

 Black Currant-tree of Walsh Eiver. A shrub or small tree, the young branches 

 foliage and inflorescence more or less pubescent or tomentose, the full-grown 

 leaves often glabrous. Leaves on very short petioles, broadly ovate obovate or 

 nearly orbicular, very obtuse, rounded or contracted at the base, rather thin, but 

 often shining above, 1^ to 2 or rarely 3in. long. Male spikes dense, 1 to 2in. 

 long, the females shorter and looser, both solitary or more frequently several in a 

 terminal panicle. Male flowers sessile or nearly so ; perianth deeply divided into 

 5 or rarely 4 ovate ciliate segments not -J- line long. Stamens varying from 3 

 to 5, the filaments at least 1 line long. Glands broad, hirsute. Female flowers 

 on very short thick pedicels. Ovary when young pubescent or hirsute, but 

 usually becoming glabrous as it enlarges. Styles short, united at the base, 

 spreading upwards, shortly 2-lobed. Drupes purple, not above 8 lines long, 

 usually obliquely ovoid and 1-seeded, but said to be occasionally didymous and 

 •S-seeded. — Muell. Arg. in DC. Prod. xv. ii. 251 ; A. panicidatum, Roxb. ; Wight 

 Ic. t. 820, and other synonyms adduced by Muell. Arg. I.e. 



Hab.: Walsh Eiver, T. Barclay -Millar, 



This species is widely diffused over East India and the Archipelago from Ceylon to S. China. 



Fruit used for jam making by the settlers. 



Wood of a light colour, hard and close-grained. — Bailey's Cat. Ql. Woodt, No. 367a. \ 



2. A.. Sallachyanum (after J. Dallachy), BaiLl. Adans. vi. 337 ; Bciith. Fl 

 Austr. vi. 85. " Je-jo," Cape Grafton, lioth. A shrub or small tree, closely 

 allied to A. Ghmsemhilla, the young shoots rather less pubescent and the adult 

 foliage often almost glabrous. Leaves from ovate to lanceolate-elliptical, obtuse 

 or shortly and obtusely acuminate, 2 to 4in. long on petioles of 2 to 4 lines. 

 Male spikes pubescent, mostly paniculate, but sometimes solitary, more slender 

 than in A. Ghasemhilla and more or less interrupted. Perianths sessile, deeply 

 ■divided into 4 or 5 broad concave hirsute segments ^ line long. Stamens 3 to 5, 

 usually 4. Eudimentary ovary rather large, hirsute as well as the glands. 

 Female flower racemose, the pedicels ^ to 1 line long. Perianth-segments very 

 broad, ciliate and hirsute as well as the glands and ovary. Styles broad, 2-lobed. 

 Fruit obovoid, white and acid, twice as large as in A. Ghasembilla. 



Hab.: Rockingham Bay, Dallachy, and most tropical scrabs. 



Fruit eaten by aboriginals. — Both. . 



Used for jam and jelly making, an excellent substitute for the European Bed Currant. ''' ''■ 



