28 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF QUEENSLAND. 
I had provisionally determined this as M. apetala Harv. but 
submitted specimens to Mr. A. W. Jessep, Government Botanist, National 
Herbarium, Melbourne, for comparison with West and North Australian 
material, and he replied: 4 ‘I do not think your plant is referable to 
M. apetala Harv. although superficially resembling the Northern 
Territory form of that species, which constantly seems to have terete 
branches and obtuse calyx lobes. We have nothing in our folders with 
such strongly angled branches and acutely indurated perianth segments. 
I am inclined to regard your recent discovery as an entirely new 
species. ’ ’ 
Family Compositae. 
u CALOTIS R. Br. 
Notes on the Genus in Queensland with a Key to the Species. 
The genus Calotis consists of 26 species, with two exceptions, 
C. animitica Merr. and C. Gaudichaudii Gagnep., both from Indo-China, 
all represented in Australia. Of the 24 Australian species 17 occur in 
Queensland. The capitula of most species form unpleasant burrs which 
are a frequent infestation in wool. By means of the barbed awns of the 
pappus they very easily become entangled in wool or other soft material. 
They are widely spread and the more objectionable ones — notably 
C. hispidula F. Muell. and C. squamigera C. T. White are familiarly 
known as ‘ 1 Bindi-eye ’ ’ or Bindie. One species, C. lappulacea Benth., is 
most generally known as the Barwon Flea or Bogan Flea. Burr Daisy is 
the generally accepted standardised popular name for members of the 
genus. The finding of three new species among recent collections 
examined by me, two species described by Domin, one by Maiden and 
Betche and one by J. M. Black, since the publication of Bailey’s 
4 ‘Queensland Flora” make a revision of the Queensland members of the 
genus desirable. I have removed three and added seven species to that 
account. 
Dichotomous Key to Queensland Species of Calotis. 
1. Heads terminal, pedunculate, rays usually conspicuous . 2 
Heads very numerous, sessile in the leaf axils, rays 
inconspicuous . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 
2. Pappus composed of barbed spines with or without alter- 
nating scales . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 
Pappus composed of long soft plumose hairs . . . . C. inermis 
3. Pappus of 1 or more rigid awns free or the reduced ones 
or scales shortly united at the base, scales or reduced 
awns present or absent . . . . . . . . . . 4 
Pappus of 2-8 awns united in a cup at the base, twiggy 
perennial . . . . . . . . . . . . C. erinacea 
4. Pappus of several unequal awns distinct at the base 
without alternating scales, reduced or scale-like awns 
or setae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 
Pappus of 1-several awns and 2 or more scales or reduced 
or scale-like awns or setae .. .. .. .. 11 
5. Achenes winged, glabrous or more or less clothed with 
long hairs, the wings always ciliate ...... 6 
Achenes not winged, glabrous, muricate or clothed with 
short hairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 
6. Achenes hairy, with wings narrowed downwards .... 7 
Achenes glabrous, wings dilated at the base and curved 
upwards . . 
C. ancj/rocarpa 
