m Wilus, Fhm *) I'tctoria a*\d JtonJ/i Australia [ Vi yl\ ***** 



about I mm. in diameter, pale brown, bearing scattered appn**srd whin?h hairs 

 i.Imosi to lite summit, with longer denser pubescence toward the very short 

 callus (coSour O.S-1 mm,), i>ery minutely papillose above, upper margros 

 without obvious tabes, AnB$ strongly articulated, (tout, rigid. 7-U) rin. long 

 and about 0.4 mm. in diameter at base, vtraight tot about 3 cm. and slightly 

 twisted, thai mgenRulale, Lite column occupying about two-thirds of total 

 length, minnrely pubescent with white forward-pointing hairs (except lor 

 the lower 20 mm. which is almost or quite glabrous and shining. Pah/3 

 glabrous, 10-12 mm, long (MmoM equalling lemma). Anthers 3, Hneai and 

 exceptionally small (only 1-1.5 mm. long- in material examined). 



Ih'sausion 



This distinctive grass; was at (it at believed to represent a stunted high- 

 rnouutam form of S> pnhesern* Ti.TCr , but fm'thrr investigation of its, foliage 

 and floral morphology (especially the proportion of glumes, lemma and awn) 

 has convinced me that a distinct and kuherto-imdescrihed species is involved — 

 ^n opinion endorsed by Miss J. W. Vicfcet) in n letter to the writer 

 (5/2/195.V). S, nwicola folia within Mis? D. K. Hughes' croup Striata? 

 free Kc7v Butt,, 19211 and approaches nearer to $'. pube-surtts and 5*. uwvvsa 

 J. W. Vickery (lVSl) than to any other species. It differs from KoTh, how- 

 ever, in the shorter very rigid and almost spiny /ullage, much shorter culms, 

 very lew-flowered (to IS) scarcely e^srricd panicles and comparatively 

 longer kIuuics, lemmas and awns (which arc very *tout Ani\ glahcescent m 

 their basal parts). The anthers (to 1.5 mm. long) are exceptionally small for 

 the j;rotip Stna'tce, but may not have been itttly developed in the several 

 flower* opened for inspection. 



The new species would seem to be endemic on the Bojjonfc High Plain*, 

 Vic, above 5.00U ft., and h-u been tutted there only in a Unnted area — heads 

 of Rarlcy Valley, WiUI-hors*: Creek ind Middle Creek, eastern slopes at 

 MV Cope and at Bucket; Plain, A. B. Cosiin iecnrd> £H^(j />\ihcsrc*^s ior his 

 llitcalypitts niphaplnhi Alliance |*eo Xhtdy EcosyrJ, Mntttiro Region ftf-SJV 

 365 (1954)]. and it would be interesting to rc-chtclc the identity of this 

 plant from suh- alpine terraut ui smith-raster-M N'cw South Wales. 



PtOteocca: 



MAKL'A VITTATA Vc.tfr.. var. GLAUKtFLOKA J- U BUnh 



v;ir(»tiis nova a plant* typica penanthio (sed nou pcdiceVo) omnino 

 ofMu'd solum recedit. 



tViite d. }, M Bl:tck hdtra V Aust, eil. 2, t' £fjj (tV4A>- 

 — (IcKripUu Anslica tioa Latitia) 



\AGAT10: AUSTRALIA MEKIDIOKALLS— Stirling East (HitLO- 

 T\'PHS hi Herb. AD $3643058, ex Herb. 1 M. Black-. J, 8 Ctcfand 

 leg. Aug. 1944 "idtout 12 plant* near Stilling E. school") ; Stirling 

 East (Kerb, AD. ex Herb. J M RUvck. L /?. C.idand. leg. 6 May 1944). 

 VICTORIA "Malice^ (probability prope Stattoneui "Pine Plains"! 

 <Werh. MET, px Iltrb. C Walter, C. trench h\r. leg. Oct. 1898). 



The purpose of this note is to legale the fete J. M. Black's epithet (which 

 was published as a variety, but without thi? obligatory diagnosis in Latin — 

 \\.v. reference above) and also to record an occurrence of this plant in north- 

 ^'t-Stern Victoria. A good bpecimeo, bearing llosvcrs (up tn 6 pel* cluslcr), 

 fruits and 5ceds. has been .annotated in detail by Black and is located in the 

 i)ew'l)--esteWiihed State Herbarium of bonth Australia: this 1 have examined 

 and now dc.tgtiate as TTOLOTYPE. 



The sole constant departure from Hakat vtfta}o- k.tfi nar, vitfain i± in 

 ihe totally yiahtitus perianth; but scattered, appresi-ed, centrifixed hair* bc^et 



