Jh scrrplive Xotes on Papuan Plants, 
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SClTAMlNEil]. 
Tapetnocheilos pungens. 
Miq. Annal. Mus. Lngd. iv. 101-102, t. 4. 
Rataii-River. The Rev. Mr. Macfjirlaiie oliBerved it on the Baxter’s 
River, lately explored in the Ellen Gowan, Mi\ Fitzalan found recently 
this magniticent plant on the Daintree-River, and furthermore it has 
now also become known from the vicinity of Cape York. It was first for 
Australia identified in the Fragm. Phytogr. Austr. viii. 26, where also a 
short note on the fruit was given. 
Reedy’s collection contains also plants of the genera Cupania, Calo- 
phylliim, Seinecarpus, Dysoxylon, Pittosporum, Acacia (phyllodineous), 
Panax, Clardenia, Sctevola, Achras, Ficus, Cycas, Licuala, but not in 
a state to determine their precise specific position. To facilitate a jire- 
liminary insight into tlie vegetation of New Griiinea, as far as hitherto 
known, it may he added, chiefly from Blame’s and Miqnel’s writings, 
that there the following genera have representatives : 
Wormia, Nymphtea, Anamirta, Chlainandra, Stephania, Pyrnarrhena, 
Myristica, Polyaltliia, Popowia, Orophea, Gouiotbalamus, Artabotrys, 
Opilla, Cardiopteris, Lasiantbera, Triphasia, Mclanococca, Ancistrocla- 
dus, Anisoptera, Sapiudns, Nephelinm, Jn^gera, Ilarpnllia, Allophylus, 
Dodonasa, Odina, Mangifera, Cjinarium, Gahopliylliim, Polygala, Sau- 
rauja, Tristellateia, Loea, Vitis, Ivieinhovia, Melocliia, Sponia, Celtis, 
Gironniera, Fleurya, Procris, Bochmeria., Cypliolopluis, Eriocnide, Strel>- 
lus. Nepenthes, Cbavica, Polygonum, Cyathula, Gompbrena, Liquidam- 
bar, Rhizophora, Kandelia, Ceriops, Lumnitzera, Osbeckia, Medinilla, 
Memecylon, Cinnamomum, Tetrautbera, Litsa?a,, Salacia, TTip2-)ocratea, 
Casearia,Trevesia, Ilejitaplourum, Tetraplasamira, Gastonia, Osmoxylon, 
Lonicera, Viseum, Geniostoma, Fagraui, Clicetosus, Neuburgia, Kopsia, 
Pseudochrosia, Tccoma, -ZEgicoras, Clirysophyllum, Maba, Gnetuin, 
Podocarpns, Areca, Kcntia, Orania, Ptychospenna, Caryota, Licuala, 
Cocos, Korthalsia, Calamus, Dtemouorojjs, Metroxylon, Nipa, Musa, 
Freycenetia, Forrostia, Disocorea, AI}>iuia, Cadetia, Sarcojmdium, Podo- 
chilus, Appeiulicula, Cbeirostylis, lleta?ria (Blinne Bijdi\ p. 410, but not 
Iletairia, Endl. Gen. Plant, p. 133, winch I Imvo changed to Pritzeiia), 
Apostasia, Xenojihya, Rhaphidophora, Pothos, Cryptocoryue, Amorj>ho- 
jihalliis, Centhotheca, Oleandra, Grammitis, Vittaria. 
