14 Contributions to the Queensland Flora. 
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Hab. : South Pine (near Brisbane), W. Hill. 
With one exception all the specimens under this species in the Queensland 
the leaflets but have the typical = Ds wove The Peeramon tree may prove 
to be worthy of varietal or specifi when female flowers and fruit become 
available. 
To embrace, the new species here described, the following key to the known 
Queensland species of bilestesdee might be substituted for that on page 308 of 
Bailey's ‘* Queensland Flora 
Petiole broadly winged from the base or from near the base, as well 
e rhachis, stamens 7 or 8 
Margins of leaflets mostly coarsely toothed, petals 4 lines long .. H. alata. 
gis a of leaflets entire or fone so, a. 6 lines bic re- 
ved . H, frutescens. 
Petiole terete, at least in lower part, stamens 5 or 6, 
Leaf rhachis broadly winged between the insertions of the leaflets, 
the upper part of the meee: also roused hose or occa- 
sionaily angular ’ . H. rhyticarpa. 
Petiole terete sero esi leaf rhachis ee or anime 8 ee 
upwards + A; stg ig ei 
Petiole and rhachis terete or slightly angular, but not winged. 
Leaves Rigi obtuse or se cree Revie Sonia renee 
sistent, stamens 5 or 6 ;: 2 Ay. Hill, 
Leaves bluntly acuminate, petals auricled near the rome eae 
d rs Ms 
eciduous, stamens 5-7 H. pendula, 
Order LEGUMINOSZE:. 
DESMODIUM, Desv. 
D. heterophyllum, DC. Prodr., ii., 334. Stem 1-2 ft. long, 
densely hirsute. Leaves trifoliate. Stipules with fine points, 1-2 lines 
ong. Petiole very slender, pubescent, 3-6 lines long. Leaflets 3-10 
lines long, the termina! one often larger and on a much longer petiolule 
than the lateral ones, elliptical, obovate or obovate-oblong, obtuse 
the underside with long scattered hairs. Flowers axillary, solitary, 
geminate, or in loose racemes. Pedicels mostly very slender, 6-9 lines 
long. Calyx 1} line long, deeply divided into very narrow lobes. Pod 
somewhat reticulate and slightly pubescent, 6-9 lines long, 14 line 
broad. 
Hab. : Cairns, C. T. White. 
Distribution : India, Ceylon, China, and Philippines. 
