1436 OXVII. EUPHOEBIACEJ]. [Croton., 



1. C. insularis (first found on South Sea Islands), Baill. Adans. ii; 217;:, 

 Bentli. Fl. Austr. vi. 124. Queensland Cascarilla Bark. A tall straggling shrub- 

 or small tree, the branches inflorescence and underside of the leaves silvery-whit© 

 or slightly reddish with a close scaly tomentum. Leaves ovate to lanceolate^ 

 obtuse, entire or scarcely sinuate, rounded or tapering at the base, finely and 

 often obscurely penniveined, the upper' surface greenj but , sprinkled with a iew 

 small scales, mostly 2 to Sin. long, on petioles of J to Jin. Racemes 3 to 4in^ 

 long, the upper portion male, the female flowers occupying the lower clusters^ 

 and often 1 or 2 with the males higher up, all on pedicels of 1 to 2 lines,, 

 lengthening under the fruit to 4 to 6 lines. Male calyx-segments f line long, 

 very slightly imbricate or almost valvate. Petals about as long. • Stamens about 

 11; anther connective rather broad. Female calyx-segments thick, rather 

 obtuse, J line long. No petals. Styles 3, diverging from the base, deeply- 

 divided into 2 erect broad lobes with recurved margins. Capsule about 3 lines- 

 diameter. — Muell. Arg. in DC. Prod. xv. ii. 527 ; C. phehalioides, A. Cunn. Herb, 

 not of F. v. M. 



Hab.: Broadsound, R. Brown; Brisbane Eiver, Moreton Bay, A. Cunningliam, Fraser^ 

 L'eichhardt, F. v. Mueller ; Bockingham Bay, Mallaclnj ; Burdekin Biver, F. v. Mueller ; 

 Eoekbampton, Thozet, Dallacliy and others ; Walter Hill's Queensland Woods, London 

 Exhibition, 1862, n. 82. 



Wood of a yellow colour, close-grained, hard and very tough. — Bailey's Cat. Ql. Woods. 

 No. 369. 



2. C. phebalioides (indumentum Phebalium-\ike) , F. v. M. ; Muell. Arg. in- 

 Flora 1864 (Oct.) 485, andin DC. Prod. xv. ii. 581 ; Benth. Fl. Austr. vi. 125. A 

 tree attaining 40 to 50ft., with slender weak often pendulous branches, silvery -^ 

 white as well as the inflorescence and underside of the leaves with a close scaly 

 tomentum. Leaves petiolate, lanceolate, or the larger ones ovate-lanceolate, and 

 the smaller ones narrow oblong, obtuse, or almost acute, entire or with very- 

 small distant teeth, the upper surface green, mostly 1| to 3in. long. Racemes 1 

 to 3in. long, the flowers usually numerous, mostly males, with here and there a^ 

 female in the same cluster ; in some smaller-leaved forms the flowers few in 

 shorter racemes, the male pedicels scarcely above 1 line, the female 2 to 3 lines 

 long. Male calyx-segments almost or quite valvate, about 1 line long. Petals as 

 long or rather longer. Stamens 10 or 11. Female calyx- segments lengthening- 

 to 1 J line. Styles divided to the base, or nearly so, into 4 narrow rather long^ 

 branches. Capsule 3 to 4 lines diameter, hirsute with stellate hairs, and often 

 shortly muricate, slightly tridymous — 0. stir/matosus, F. v. M. Fragm. iv. 140 

 (Nov. 1864) ; Muell. Arg. in Linnsea xxxiv. 107, and in DC. Prod. xv. ii. 580. 



Hab.: Burdekin Biver, F. v. Mueller; Port Qinison, Fitzalan; Edgecombe Bay, DaZ/acAj/ ,-' 

 Eockhampton, Boivman. 



The species is also in New Caledonia. 



Wood yellow, close-grained and ioMgh.— Bailey's Cat. Ql. Woods, No. 310. 



Var. hirsuta. An erect tree, the young shoots and leaves with numerous longish hairs among^ 

 he scaly tomentum. Leaves oblong, four or more inches long, differing from the normal form in 

 the larger foliage, which is much more hairy, and in the less silvery appearance. — Found in the 

 scrubs of Taylor's Eange, near Brisbane. 



Wood of a yellow colour, close ingrain, hard and toMgh.— Bailey's Cat. Ql. Woods, No. 370a; 



3. C. opponens (opposite), F. v. M., Herb; Benth Fl. Austr. vi. 125. 

 Foliage and indumentum of C. phebalioides, hnt leaves opposite, or nearly so, 

 and the capsules on axillary peduncles of , 2 or 3 lines are much larger, ovoid[ 

 nearly Jin long, densely villous with short stellate hairs, scarcely furrowed, and 

 mostly 4-celled. Calyx persisting under the capsule, of 5 broad imbricate sepals. 

 Styles evidently 4-lobed, but not seen perfect. 



Hab.: Eeoorded for Queensland by F. v. M. , 



