CXLVI. LEMNACE^E. 579 



Tribe II.- — Pythonie^e. 



Amorphophallus, Bl. 



galbra, Bail. — " Bandilin" of Cooktown natives. " Galbra," 

 native name of plant at Cairns, " Jambolla" of the in- 

 florescence, 

 angustilobum, Bail. — " Pun-ti-li " of Annan River natives. 



Tribe III. — Colocasie^e. 

 Colocasia, Schott. 



antiquorum, Schott. — Taro or Tara. " Pen" of Middle More- 

 head River and " Panar" of Cooktown natives. The 

 acrid juice of the petioles of several forms of this species 

 is a common domestic remedy, on account of its styptic 

 and astringent properties. The petiole is slightly roasted 

 and the juice expressed. I have seen purulent discharges 

 from the ears in children stopped by a single application 

 (Dymock). In Queensland, old running sores have been 

 cured by the simple application of the fresh leaf. 

 Alocasia, Schott. 



macrorrhiza, Schott. — Cunjevoi. " Dhoo-ee" of Burnett 

 River, " Mur-gan" of Mount Cook, and " Koom-bi " of 

 Tully and Atherton natives. 

 var. brisbanensis, Bail. 



Tribe IV. — Called. 

 Rhaphidophora, Hassk. 

 australasica, Bail. 

 Lovellae, Bail. — " Naja" of Tully River natives. 



Tribe V. — Orontie^e. 

 Pothos, Linn. 



longipes, Schott, Aroid. 23, t. 47. — " Koi-yo" of Tully River 



and " Ku-yu" of Atherton natives. 

 Brownii, Domin, Fedde. Repert. x. (1911) 59. 



The above two species are included under P. Loureiri 

 in Bentham's Flora Australiensis and many other works. 

 Gymnostachys, R. Br. 



anceps, R.Br. — " Boorgay" of Russell River natives. The 

 leaves of this plant produce a very strong fibre. (Fig. 

 557-) 



Order CXLVL— LEMNACEJE. 



Wolffia. Horkel. 



arrhiza, Whnm., var. — Rootless Duckweed. (Fig. 558.) 



