318 LXXIX. APOCYNACE^E. 



*Vinca, Linn. 



rosea, Linn. — Old Maid Flower. A weed of many tropical 

 countries ; common in Queensland, especially on our 

 tropical coast. 

 var. roseus, G . Don. 

 var. albus, G. Don. 

 var. occellatus, G. Don. 

 Alstonia, R. Br. 



scholaris, R. Br. — " Birrba" of Forest Hill and " Koorool" of 

 Barron River natives. A valuable tonic in cases of fever. 

 The wood is in some localities known as " White Pine." 

 verticillosa, F. v. M. — " Moranggal " of Cooktown natives, 

 villosa, Blunie. 



constricta, F. v. M. — Bancroft's Tonic-bark ; Quinine or 

 Bitter-bark. " Binert" of St. George natives. Yields a 

 canary-yellow dye. (Fig. 300 bis.) 

 var. mollis, Bail. (Under. Fig. 300 bis.) 

 ■var. montmariensis, Bail. (Under Fig. 300 bis.) 

 somersetensis, Bail. — May likely prove a valuable rubber-tree. 

 (Fig. 301.) 

 Tabernsemontana, Linn. 

 orientalis, R. Br. 



var. angustisepala, Benth. 



var. angustifolia, Benth. — Sometimes seen with pretty 

 variegated foliage, 

 pubescens, R. Br. 



' Tribe III. — Echitide^e. 



Subtribe Parsonsicct. 

 Lyonsia, R. Br. 



lilacina, F. v. M. 



straminea, R. Br. 



reticulata, F . v. M. 



Langiana, F . z\ M. 



largiflorens, F.v.M. Fig. 301 bis.) 



latifolia, Benth. 



oblongifolia, Benth. 



eucalypti folia, F. v. M. — " Wedeely" of St. George natives. 

 Parsonsia, R. Br. 



lanceolata, R. Br. 



velutina, R. Br. 



z'ar. glabrescens, Benth. 



nesophila, Bail. (Fig. 302.) 



Leichhardtii, F. v. M. 



ventricosa, F. v. M. 



