1500 CXXIII. CONIFERS. [Armicaria. 



spires, flat or on sterile branches vertically compressed, short and rigidly acicular 

 or lanceolate and longer, pungent-pointed or rarely obtuse, with a prominent 

 midrib. Fruit-cones in some species attaining a very large size. 



Tlie genus ranges over extratropical and subtropical South America, New Caledonia and some- 

 of the South Pacific Islands. The Australian species are both endemic. 

 Leaves rigidly acicular, 2 to 6 lines long. Fruit-cones about 4in. long . 1. A. Cunninghamii.. 



Leaves lanceolate, } to IJin. long. Fruit-cones 9 to 12in. long . . . . 2. A. Bidwilli. 



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1. A.. Cunninghamii (after A. Cunningham), Ait. in Sweet. Hort. Brit. 

 475; Benth. H. Austr. yi. 2iS. Moreton Bay Pine. Hoop Pine. " Koonya,'" 

 Bundaberg, Keys. " Thookooroo," Forest Hill, Macartiiey: " Goonem," 

 Taromeo, Shirley. " Cumburtu," Brisbane. " Coonam," Wide Bay, Pettiyrcw. 

 A tree with a pyrimidal or somewhat flattened head, attaining in some situations 

 150 to 200ft., in others remaining much smaller. Leaves crowded in dense- 

 spires, rigidly acicular and very acute, those of the barren branches often 

 spreading, straight, vertically compressed, with the dorsal rib decurrent and J tO' 

 ^in. long, those of the flowering branches from a broad adnate base triquetrous or 

 lanceolate, incurved and rather shorter. Male amenta sessile, cylindrical, very 

 dense, 2 to Sin. long and 3 to 4 lines diameter, the scale-like apex of the stamens 

 ovate-rhomboidol and acute. Fruit-cones ovoid, about 4in. long and Sin. 

 diameter, the scales (including their marginal wings) broadly cuneate, the broad 

 hard apex terminating in a lanceolate spreading or recurved rigid point. — Parlat. 

 in DC. Prod. xvi. ii. 872. 



Hab.: Port Bowen, S. Brown; Brisbane Kiver, Eookhampton, Burdekin Biver, Fitzalan, 

 and many other localities. 



Wood straw-coloured, strong and durable, used extensively for flooring and lining boards 

 in housebuilding, also by the cabinet-makers. This wood is often very prettily marked; it is- 

 said that it lasts well for the bottoms of punts when kept constantly wet. — Bailey's Cat. QL 

 Woods, No. 411. 



2. A.. Bidwilli (after J. C. Bidwill), Hook. Lond. Journ. Bot. ii. 503, t. 18 ; 

 Benth. Ft. Austr. vi. 243. " Bunya Bunya." " Bahnyel," Nanango, Shirley. 

 A tree, attaining from 100 to 150ft. in height, with a remarkably stout trunk and 

 smooth bark, the branches usually in whorls of about 16, crowded at the top of 

 the tree. Leaves in crowded spires, lanceolate and about f to IJin. long on some 

 barren branches, ovate-lanceolate and |in. long on the flowering branches, smooth 

 and shining, of a pale colour when dry, with a broad midrib prominent 

 underneath. Male amenta very dense, appearing sessile in some of the upper 

 axils from the shortness of the flowering branchlets, 2 to Sin. long and 4 to 

 5 lines diameter, the imbricate scale-like apices of the stamens triangular, acute, 

 about 1 line broad. Fruit cones erect on the topmost branches, ovoid-globose, 

 9 to 12in. long and 9in. diameter, the scales loosely imbricate, about 4in. long 

 and 3in. broad, tapering towards their winged base, the terminal points recurved 

 and spinescent. Seeds obovate, 2 to 2^in. long and lin. broad. — Parlat. in DC. 

 Prod. xvi. ii. 371. 



Hab.: Brisbane Eange, N.W. of Moreton Bay, J. C. Bidwill; between Cleveland and 

 Eockinsham Bays, W. Hill ; Condamine, Dawson, and Burnett Elvers, Leichhardt. 



Wood light in colour, often very prettily marked, is strong, durable, and easily worked ; in 

 use by joiners and cabinet-makers for various kinds of work. — Bailey's Cat. Ql. Woods, No. 412. 



Oedee CXXIV. CYC adages. 



Flowers unisexual, without any perianth. Male flowers forming catkins or 

 cones consisting of numerous spirally arranged imbricated scales (or stamens), 

 more or less cuneate, bearing on the concealed portion of their under surface 

 numerous sessile or rarely stipitate anther-cells, each opening in 2 valves ; the 

 upper imbricate and exposed part of the scales hardened and often much 

 thickened, the apex truncate or more or less produced into an incurved or 



