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Descriptive Notes on Papuan Plants. 
It is intended, to devote the Tenth Part chiefly to descriptions 
of plants, gathered by Mr. Forbes and by Mr. Baeuerlen under 
the auspices or aid of the Royal Geographic Society of Australia, 
and further it is hoped, that thus the second volume of this 
work will be finished in the course of the present year. 
Melbourne, May 1890. 
NYMPHJEACEiE. 
Nelumbo nucipera. 
Gaertner, de fructib. i. 73. 
On the Fly-River; Sir William Macgregor. 
Jan. 2nd 1890, extending from 7 miles above Everill-Junction 
for a distance of 30 miles upwards. 
To this plant is specially referred in the despatch of His Excellency 
from Kiwai, dated 4th Febr. 1890, p. 3. Leaves were found to a 
diameter of fully two feet, flowers to a diameter of 10 inches, with 
400-500 stamens. Hundreds of plants may there occur in a single 
lagoon. 
Unrecorded among Australian localities for this plant remained 
the Gilbert’s River. Found a few years ago by Ur. Hollrung also 
on the Empress-Augusta’s River. 
anonacea:. 
Himantandea Belgraveana. 
F. v. M. in Austral. Journ. of Pharm. Jan. 1887. 
Near the Owen-Stanley’s Ranges ; H. O. Forbes. 
DROSERACEAl. 
Droseea petiolaeis. 
R. Brown in De Candolle prodr. i. 318. 
Mai-Kussa; Sir William Macgregor. 
