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as L. muticus R. Br.) ; Chermside, near Brisbane, common on rocky hills, 
C. T. White 6137, Aug. 1928 (upright shrub about 1 m. high, very hand- 
some and floriferous, leaves light green above, glaucescent beneath, 
flowers white) ; Chermside, near Brisbane, common on rocky hills, C. T. 
White 6206 (type*, flowers and young fruits), Sept. 1928 (erect shrub, 
stems branched towards the top, flowers white, young fruits 9-celled) ; 
Caloundra, Dr. F. H. Kenny (flowers), Aug. 1906. Wide Bay District: 
Noosa, H. A. Longman (fruits), Oct. 1912; Tin Can Bay, moderately 
common on “wallum” flats, C. T. White 12248 (flowers), Sept, 1943 
(much-branched shrub, under 1 m., many stems from a common stock, 
flowers white) ; mainland opposite Fraser Island, common in sandy soil 
— “wallum” country, S. F. Kajewski 10 (sterile), Jan. 1928; Fraser 
Island, C. T. White (flowers and young fruits), Oct. 1921 (detd. and 
distributed from Herb. Brisb. as L. Richei R. Br. 
In the past this has been mostly confused with L. Richei R. Br. which 
differs in having oblanceolate leaves, sessile flowers, the anthers with 
sterile tips and the ovary 5-celled. It has also been determined as 
L. muticus R. Br. which differs in the leaves being paler, hardly glacous 
beneath, spikes short and at most 5-flowered, flowers sessile and ovary 
5-celled. The present species is undoubtedly nearest to L. pleiospermus 
F. Muell. which, differs, however, in concave not convex leaves, green not 
glaucous beneath, and pedicels shorter (not exceeding the bracteoles). 
The geographical range of both species is distinct, L. pleiospermus 
F. Muell. is an inland, L. pediceUatus C. T. White a costal plant, 
Leucopogon recurvisepalus sp. nov. 
Frutex 1.5 m. altus rigidus et anguste erectus vel plus vel minus 
vagans, ramulis pubescentibus vel paene hirsutis. Folia linearia 0.6-1 
cm. longa, utrinque tenuiter pubescentia deinde glabra, sessilia vel 
subsessilia, supra viridia enervosa, subtus pallidiora, paralleli-nervosa 
cum 5-7 nervis prominulis, apicem in acumen validum pungentem longum 
gradatim angustata, acumine ipso ca. 1 mm. longo. Flores singuli cum 
vel sine rudimento, rarissime in spicas 2-3-floras dispositi; bracteis 
anguste ovatis acutis 0.75 mm. longis, bracteolis late ovatis vel fere 
orbiculatis ciliatis apice abrupte longe mucronatis, sine mucrone 1.5 mm. 
longis 1 mm. latis, mucrone ipsd 1 mm. longo. Sepala lineari-lanceolata 
4 mm. longa, margine ciliata, apice in acumen longum gradatim 
angustata mox recurva. Corolla 5 mm. longa, lobis tubo longioribus. 
Antherae lineares, 1 mm. longae, apicibus sterilibus nullis. Ovarium 
5-loculare; discus hypogynus cupuliformis, prominenter 5-dentatus. 
Fructus costatus ellipsoideus cum basi brevi sterili 3 mm. longus. 
Moreton District : Hills near Plunkett, S. of Brisbane, sandstone 
ridge, open Eucalyptus forest, C. E. Hubbard 3798 (type: flowers), 
31-8-1930 (distributed from Herb. Kew as L. ericoides R. Br.) ; Plunkett, 
C. T. White sine No. (flowers and fruits), Aug. 1923 (determined and 
distributed by Herb. Brisbane as L. ericoides R. Br.) ; Plunkett, fairly 
common on sandstone ridges, C. T. White 5584 (flowers), 24-2-1929 
(shrub 4 ft., of narrow, upright or rather straggling growth). 
The present plant is very close to L. ericoides R. Br. though it can 
easily be detected at sight. The two species key out as follows : — 
Branchlets glabrous or minutely pubescent, bracteoles with a short 
blunt point, minutely denticulate-ciliolate, sepals straight 
scarcely 3 mm. long, bluntly acuminate, almost obtuse, margins 
minutely denticulate-ciliolate ; corolla 4 mm. long . . . . L. ericoides. 
