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Heritiera, Ait. 



littoralis, Ait. — Looking-glass tree or Red Mangrove. A 

 useful wood for boat-building and cabinet-work. The 

 bark of this tree in East Africa is said to contain 14 pet- 

 cent, of tannin. 



Tribe II. — Helictere^e. 

 Kleinhovia, Linn. 



Hospita, Linn. 

 Helicteres, Linn. 



semiglabra. F. v. M. 



var. procumbens, Be nth. 

 var. flagellaris, Bentli. 

 spicata, Colehr. 

 Pterospermum, Schreb. 



acerifolium, Willd. — Doubtful if indigenous. A tree in the 

 Brisbane Botanic Gardens, I was told by Air. Walter Hill, 

 had been obtained in a South Queensland scrub. 



Tribe III. — Dombeye/E. 

 Melhania, Forsk. 

 incana, Heyne. 

 abyssinica, A. Rich. 



Tribe IV. — Herman nie^e. 

 Melochia, Linn. 



pyramidata, Linn. 



corchorifolia, Linn. 

 Waltheria, Linn. 



americana, Linn. — A wide-spread weed of tropical countries. 



Tribe V. — Buettnerie.e. 

 Abroma, J acq. 



fastuosa, R. Br. — A weed of tropics, but yields an excellent 

 fibre. 

 Rulingia, R. Br. (Included in Commersonia by Baron von 

 Mueller.) 

 salvifolia, Bentli. 

 pannosa, R. Br. 

 rugosa, Steetz. 

 Commersonia, Forst. 



Leichhardtii, Benth. 

 Fraseri, /. Gay. 



echinata, Forst. — Brown Kurrajong. " Dim" of Maroochie 

 natives. Yields a strong fibre used by the natives for 

 fishing lines and nets. 

 var. Bancroftii. — The leaves beautifully variegated. 



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