16 Contributions to the Queensland Flora. 
The genus Ackama is a small one, consisting so far as known of five 
distinct species : two (A. Muellert and A. quadrivalvis) from Australia, 
two (A. Nymanii and A. papuana) from New Guinea, and one (A rose- 
folia) from New Zealand. The present species, from Northern Queensland, 
in general appearance shows some slight differences from A. Muelleri, 
Benth. (A. paniculata, Engl.), of N. 8. Wales and Southern Queensland. 
The leaves on the whole are less serrate, the panicle branches thicker, 
and the capsules smaller and 4- (sometimes 3- or 5-) celled. The presence 
of a 3-4-celled ovary in the Rockingham Bay plant has already been 
drawn attention to by Pulle (in Lorentz Nova Guinea, viii., 640) but he 
does not even raise it to varietal rank. Recently we reedived through 
the Director of Forests, Brisbane, specimens of an Ackama in fruit only 
from the Atherton Tableland, showing almost a constantly 4-celled 
to compare Dallachy’s specimens fro m Rockingham Bay with the 
Atherton plane. Mr. E. H. F. Swain, Director of Forests, in answer 
i gt e 
I should have no hesitation in saying that it was not Ackama Muelleri, 
Benth.” : 
Order MYRTACEZ, 
AGONIS, DC. 
A. lysicephala, F.v. M. & Bail., Occ. Pap. Q. Fl. No. 1. 
Hab. : Lloyd’s Bay, Thos. A. Gulliver. 
A. Scortechiniana, F.v. M. 
Hab. : Stradbroke Island, F. M. ee C. T. White; Beerwah, C. T. White, 
W. D. Francis ; Fraser Island, W, R. Petr 
A. 4 sp. nov. 
Fruticosa, ramulis novellis sericeo-pubescentibus, foliis demum  glabris 
elliptico- poomes Hl vel rarius obovatis, uni- vel tri-nerviis brevissime petiolatis 
vel subsessilibus ; capitulis terminalibus densifloris, bracteis ae extus 
sericeo-tomentosis intus areas cae — hs sie tcp tubo c mpa: anulato, 
lobis ovato- triangularibus ; iter unguiculatis ; 
staminibus ca. 20 (?) ; capaualis late campanulatis vel cupularibus trilocularibus. 
A dense shrub of 3-4 ft. in height, the young shoots and inflores- 
cence densely pubescent or hirsute with white hairs. Branches covered 
with a rather rough bark which is often shed in thin strips. Leaves 
becoming glabrous with age, elliptical, elliptic-lanceolate, or occasionally 
somewhat obovate, acute or the shorter ones obtuse, narrowed at the 
base, shortly petiolate or subsessile, the midrib alone prominent in some 
specimens, two lateral nerves and a few obscure reticulate ones also 
visible in others, 5-12 lines (10-25 mm.) long, 2-3 lines (4-6 mm.) broad. 
Flower-heads terminal, the axis frequently growing out into a leaf-bear- 
ing shoot. Bracts subtending the flowers orbicular, concave, tomentose 
