\w?J foi»>'M>N, 7 icy* .Yrcc .V/vrw of Prtsvenin 161 



opposite ahertuve, adsccndentia, subsessiha vel pane peiioliformi ad 0,1 cut. 

 longs tcnui \'i_v applauata, oblougo-fcutccoUla vcl aitguMe )aiu.voUi.3 ( rarius 

 oblanceolata vel elliptic^, subsessi l»a . A-9 cm, longa, O.u-1.8 \2 0) cm- Jata, acuta 

 vcl obwsmsetda semper ftisco-muer unau. oliracea subtor pathdiora. plana v-H 

 niargimbtis levissime rocurvatis, venk nromimilis vel subntascum, rare sub- 

 trifilmervia, Florcs m ratc-niis :«b1irevi^lis {ad 1,3 cm svd imclige.r is lougiotft- 

 hos, ad 5 cm., rharhidibus >ubgUbris) r 2*i5-llorij. avillaribos icrntituhbusvc 

 vel raro uuuiudli eornni soUterh in axilltA Mioruni vel lwaeiearuiii, in pedi- 

 cel tis breribus i,0.1-u\.t cm.) pnree if rruKmeo- pubescent ibus vel cfobris brae- 

 tei« deciduk brevi$ubulat»s sublets**: tepaUi Aava 1. 2-1. .J cm. long* brevity 

 can«J;»u cxtus gtiwa (;;; typo!) ve! pare? breviteru.ue fulvo-pubescewa, basin 

 versus (wih autheris> eoustricta j amherae 7-0.K cm hmgac. gland ulat dc;v 

 tHurrnes incut vae persistent?* vcl tiiti'Tdum in pedicdlis vetustmrihus dccidttriC ; 

 ovarium stipitatum fclabrum, glaucrsoens Drupa pruiiH»$n uvoideo-globularis, 

 *<f 1.5 citt. long*. 1.3 Ciu-tfassa, bfeviier stipitata, stylo gracili circiter 0,bcui 

 Icings (mterdum suhreflexo) coronara, 



f\ sthnthep differs from P. ■ronierliftorn in the taller, alien nee-like Iwfctt, 

 narrower leaves, slightly shorter flowers, the glabrous or sparingly pubescent 

 tepaLs and the usually lest condensed fofl6rcsctijlc$£ 



2. A second undfscribe.d species is found \u iVit- foot hi IU of the Australia! 

 Alps, from the southern pari of tUe Australian Capital Tenitory to the vfc« 

 torlauj Alps Tliib will also be treated in detail in a later publication, Loi is 

 here describe*! as inllnurs* 



PERSOONt,* SCBVilLUriNA L Johnson, &* m>v 



T\PIFTC VTTON : Island Bend, Upper Snow.' River, K.S Wales ; G. \V 

 AKhofer, UIV54. HOLOTYPE ( N3W . No. 2u7J2), "IMS ft", fl 



Frutesc vcl arbusciitri 05-5 im a)his. Ramuli sulie/octi v'tx an^ulati VClufTwo 

 tontentosi, oovclii saepc feirivgmei. l-olia altenta rel suhuppOsitft, otov^io 

 oblauceolala vtl elliptica, 3-4 em. lon^a. 6-J.3 cm. Jaca. obtusiuscula apicc 

 rotundata vol miituie ayticulata, versus ba^in atteniiata rji»am-jv*\iiOHta. iii*r 

 pntiur: rccuTvis. ^Tiia mcdiana ulrin^ue jtromiiiula. laterahbtis lore olj«uri5, 

 supra virivliit siibter pHlJiJiura. nov-clla uirmqiir *|ritiiusculc pubeueeiititt saepe 

 S(tbvelmitia. landern fcr* 1 glabresccntia, svppt minute papillosa. Fl-ircs a,sillare? 

 U'i'm' ft:iralibus rare obsote&centi'Dus) solirarii, $ub5e«.«iJes vcl in pedictllis 

 brevihus I-D2 cut. loiigis (trudgen's 0.3 cui. auiiientibiis) velutints, crccti; 

 tcpala 1.1- 1. J (1.4) cm. longa, brevissime caudata vel aviicutala, «uh autheris 

 nlif|tiant(i eoiMricti, theu)t! iulvo- vcl fcrniymeo-pi.i|j»:sceniia; anthciae ().(*$ 7 

 ein. loin'- '■■ ; glandular plus minus ve truiicaUe, proiuiimlae, |»err.isteiitc.s . 

 ,.| nmi Niij;ii.Hnn», L-.l^bnini I J edtceJH tructiferi sober ecti UJ cm lojigi Onipa 

 subgiobosa, 13-1.5 cm longa, Q,9-,1.2 en*, lata, arropuxpurea. s)auL0-prtniio^3 

 irius rVi^i'^ctei^s ex spectmin? V r ictoneti5T in rW6. MF.L — "Pig River 

 between Mt>. Nelson and Bugong'\ circ, 3.J00 pcd. all., leg. I. H. Willis, 

 13 J.1946V 



A species of distinctive appearance, hut little l.viown, this ha« been coix- 

 (used with *"P\ rcvofnio" S»eb, ex SdU'U. et T {= P -mollis 5<.p.), P covftrii- 

 ftom BeiHfi. uutl P. ur/'<ir,v F. MuelUnotie of wtiich it jMrlicuterly resp'«ble$. 

 It is distinguished from all other S(K*cif5 by ill* lombhmion of Strftll Itaify 

 leaves with recurved Titar?ius, glabrous ovary and short pedicels. The flowers 

 are. much shorter ih.ui Ihose of P. afhor^t. 



It «as a close alliiuty with i } riptm K.Br., which has not been recognized. 

 "J'he short pedicels, rather long flowers, glabrous ovary and payillo*^ leaf- 

 surfaces are characters m common. However, it is re^rtily <listinguo.hedl fri»m 

 P. riyida hy ilie leaf characters (not sjiatliudate 01 so markedly aiteunate at 

 tlir base as in P ru/ufo, not incurved-spreading, more finely papilloie-scaberu- 

 lous) and hy tlie ntitch shorter velvety pubescence of branchleu, leaves and 

 tepals, U grow>> auicli laller than P, rtyitfo. ai least at times 



