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BOTANY: 
Contributions to the Queensland Flora. 
Order LYCOPODIACE. 
Of these plants Dr. Domin mentions some species which 
are new to Queensland, and a few varieties which had not 
previously been described. 
LYCOPODIUM, Linn. 
L. phlegmaria, Jinn., var. longibracteatum, Domin, 
Prodr. p. 228. This is hardly worthy of varietal rank, and 
is included in the description of the species in Benth. Fl. Austr. 
vil. p. 674, 
L. serratum, Thunb., Fl. Jap. 341, t. 38; Domin, Prodr. 
p. 226. Stems slender, suberect, 3-1 ft. long, once or twice 
dichotomously forked. Leaves laxly disposed, lanceolate, }-1 
in. long, 1-2 lines broad, acute, much narrowed to the base, 
thin in texture, bright green, crisped and serrated on the margin, 
often very irregular in size on the same branch ; midrib very 
distinct. Sporangia in the axils of unaltered leaves ali down 
the stem.—Buk., Handbk. Fern-Allies p. 12. 
Hab. : Bellenden-Ker, K. Domin. A widely spread species found in 
Asia, Malaysia, Polynesia, Mexico, and Bourbon. 
L. carinajum, Desv., Ency. Bot. Suppl. ii. 559; Domin, 
Prodr. p. 227. Stems pendulous, 1-2 ft. or more long, several 
times dichotomously forked, } in. diam. including the leaves. 
Leaves moderately close, ascending, lanceolate, acute, thick, 
green, rigid, entire, }-} in. long; midrib distinct. Sporangia 
in long usually simple square spikes in the axils of ovate acute 
rigid green sharply keeled bracts 1-12th to 1-8th in. long.— 
Bak., Handbk. Fern-Allies p. 17. 
Hab.: Cooktown, Finchbay, 0. Warburg. Also found in the 
Neilgherries, Malaysia, Philippines, Formosa, and Polynesia. 
