A, iftvrstrtx is more closely allied to A. dcalhatv Link than to any other 

 member of ibis group of b»viini>at<- wanks. However, in A. dcaWtUa the pods 

 are quite glabrous instead (w puberulous, although they arc of a <Jark bluish 

 colour just as in A sihwsfris. There i* a single gUnd ft the base of each fitfr 

 Of pinnae in .i. dcottmta. whereas there are 2 to 3 interjugary glands as well 

 as a small eland at the base of some of the lower pfffta o( pinnae in A. sihcslns. 

 Til the Utter .species the pinnules are slightly larger, being 4 id 8 mm. lon»» 

 and 0.8 to 1.2 mm. broad, while they arc mostly IS to S mm Jong and 0,2 to 

 0.5 mm. broad in A. HtatbittA. The markedly acute pinnule* ot A. vh^stris h*-£ 

 a diagnostic feature of this species, distinguishing it from other members of 

 the A. ifccHrrt'tts-A. mOtlhJattttt group in eastern Australia 



1 wish to acknowledge with many thanks the very helpful notes on the habr. 

 and habitat of A. sihvjctrij; supplied by Mr, H. Butkerirtge of lindalla Stale 

 Forvsr, 



ACACIA ROTONDJFOUA Hook. 



A. roiuvdiftdui Hook in Hot M<uj : (1843), t 4041 



Synonym: A. obtiqua A. Cunn. ex Benin, in Hook Loud, fount t 334 

 (1&42), non A ahJu/m Desv. in Jourtt, Bot. 3: 67 (1814). 



A- rotundifolia is characterised by obliquely obovate or orbicular, mucro* 

 »ate, J -veined phyllodcs about 4 to I in, Jong. The globular flosver-heacls are 

 borne on solitary or twin peduncles which are often longer than the phyllode:; 

 This species, which is spreading shrub about 2 to 5 ft. high, occurs ui South 

 Australia, uorrh-wesieru and north -eastern Victoria as well a* on the tabic - 

 lands and western S^Oftf* of New South Wale*. 



FLORA OF VICTORIA: NEW SPECIES AND OTHER ADDITIONS— 1| 



By N. A. Wakkfikui, Noble Park 



Genus 5CIKPUS; A H«w $p*tt«i ol rti* Stctio* 1 wlepii 



SCI FPUS V1CTOK1RNS15 i#, wov. jSep. Isokpis inserenda : planlae 

 anmiac culmis caespjtosis erectb usque ad 12 em. altn,, folii laminae 

 usiiue ad JS mm. lungae vel saepe absenies; sniculae plerumque. .1-4. 

 Jo mm. lougac, hractra us<me ad II mm tonga; glumae ovatae, palUdae, 

 carinatac, aO apioon paulutn rccurvatae ; stamen ), styli 3, nux cam*, 

 aiibglobo&a, circiter 5 mm lonjca. pautum 3-costatn, granulosa. 



UOLOTVPE: Wimmcra, Victoria; h.<j. F. M. Reader. 1891 (MEL; 

 duplicates to be sent to K, BR!, AD, >JSW*).' 



Erec-tly tultcd annua], culms to 12 cm. lone » leaf-blades absent or up to 

 15 mm. long ; ^pikelets usually .1 or 4 f 2-5 mm. long, •£ cylindrical ; subtending: 

 btact 2-11 mm. long; flumes narrow, the keel prominent, (he wings always 

 pale, the apex spreading a little, hypogyuous bristles 0; stamen 1 T style 

 .Vfid; nui subglobuiar, .4-.5 mm. long, .3-. 4 mm. wide, obscurely 3'rihbed. the 

 face* very convex, pale grey, regularly granular (the comparatively large 

 Mirface. rells somewhat raised). 



Distrit'utinu : Victoria — Central, northern and north-western areas uf 

 original savannah forest. The species should occur also m adjacent pans of 

 New South Wales and perhaps of South Australia- besides the type collection, 

 which most likely came from near Dimboola, there are ihe fallowing' speci- 

 mens in MEL- Ridiardson River (north of Stawell). Wflj Dr. Cm-die, Glciv 

 donald Creek, about 3 miles north of C'cswid*. 3/)/19SJ,. I?9 J H Wi^K & 



* MEL— National licrfaarttim uf Vittuitfl, MtOidiiriM 

 K — Koyiil Botanic Gardens, Kcw, Enelaml. 

 NEW — National .Hertuiium *>f New South W«1t& Svdiiev 

 ill- i — Hotline Museum .>nd lUrb^rmnk, JL.'.Im.:-- QuccihUiiU- 

 -\1>- — S<atc Hcrl»rium of South Australia, Adelaide. 



