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Descriptive Notes on Papuan Plants. 
exhibits the anthers miicronate, such as are not normal in the genuine 
plant. I have not recognised the Papuan species among Indian and 
Polynesian plants known to me, but the nearest allied are Elseocarpus 
amcenus (Thwait. Enum. of Zeil. Plants, 38), E. longifolius (Blum, Bijdr. 
p. 120), E. rotundifolius (Brogn, et Gris in Annal. des Scienc. Nat. 1864, 
p, 356), and E. laurifolius (A. Gray Bot, of Wilk. Exped. 203). 
EUPHORBIACEAil. 
Mappa tanaria. 
J. Muell. in Cand. Prodr. xv. sect. ii. 997. 
Mainland opposite Darnley-Island and Yule-Island. 
In Miquel’s Annal. Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. the two following Euphor- 
hiaceous plants are mentioned from New Guinea : 
Mallotus tili^folius, J. Muell. in Schlechtend. Linnsea xxxiv. 190, 
Alchornea Javensis, J. Muell. 1. c. 170. 
In the extensive and elaborate disquisition of this great order of plants 
in De Candolle’s Prodromus vol. xv. sect. ii. no special record of any 
Euphorbiaceous plants from New Guinea seems to occur, though nume- 
rous genera and species may be expected to exist there. 
RHAMNACE^. 
Colubrina Asiatica. 
Ii. C. Eichard. et Brogniart in Annal. des Scienc. Natur. x, 368, t. 15, f. 3. 
Ratau-River and Sue-Island. 
LEGUMINOS^. 
Tephrosia purpurea. 
Persoon Synops. Plant, ii. 329. 
Mainland opposite Darnley-Island and Yule-Island, 
Miquel (Flor. Ind. Batav. vol. i.) enumerates the following plants of 
this order from New Guinea : 
Desmodium dependens, Blume in Miq. FI. Ind. Bat. i. 248. To this 
in all probability belongs D. pendulum, Tyesm. sec, F. M. in Campb. 
New. Hebrid. p. 9. 
