206 The Queensland Naturalist. Vol. J*. 
Cumimbin Creek. O. O’Brien. Tweed River and 
adjoining scrubs, J. H. Simmonds. 
The above notes and figure are from recently collected 
material. 
MYRSrXE ACHRADf FOLIA, Fr. M. (Myrsineae). 
Fruit : globular, about 2 lines diameter. 
Lake Barrine (N.Q. t, J. F. Bailey. 
I take this opj^ortunity of giving figures and descrip- 
tions of the mature fruit of the two following Queensland 
species of Maesa ; — . 
M DEPEXDEXS, Fr. M. var PUBESCEXS, F. v. M, 
Fruit ; globular when young, ovoid or nearly globular 
when , mature.' Seeds : ' numerous, angular, ' brown. 
. M HAPLOBOTRYS, F. 7 ;, flf. 
Mature fruit : nearly globular. Seeds : numerous, 
angluar, black, and rugose. 
The above two Myrsinaceous plants, first recorded from 
Rockingham Bay, have lately been met with in several 
other tropical localities in Queensland. 
. ALYXIA RUSCIFOLIA, R. Br. (Apocyn). Prod. 470. 
Lodd. Bot: Cab.,_ 1811. B.M. 3312. 
The various forms of this handsome shrub are fre- 
quently met with on the- Club’s excursions 'about Brisbane, 
and the following notes and figures may be of. interest : — 
The' leaves are commonly in whorls' of 3, 4, or 5, and 
sometimes at the ends of' the branchlets in whorls of 6 or 7- 
ALYXIA ILrCIFOLTA, F. v. M. (Apocyn.) 
This shrub, first recorded, from Rockingham Bay, has 
since been met with in other localities. The leaves some- 
times attain the length of 5 inches ; the smaller ones in 
some cases with rattier numerous' teeth'; they seent'to be 
usually in whoHs of tliree.' ' ■ 
A shrub about 6 feet high. (A Meston’s Bellenden 
Ker Expd., J90L) ' ^ ’ 
IPOM.EA" ALATA, R. Br. (Convol.). Benth. Ft. 
Austr., IV., p. 418. BaiL,_ Ql. FI, p. ,1060. 
Thursday Island. Thos. Tate. Complete, materiah 
The seeds^^ are- black and about 4 lines- in diameter. 
IPOM.EA TURPETHUxM, R. Br. (Convol.) 
CuiTumbin Creek and Tweed Keads. O. O’Briun. 
*DATURA METEL, (b^olan). B.M., 1440. 
Naturalised waste places about Brisbane. Q. T. White, 
. Plant, annual, .pubescent;q)ieapes entire or . toothed 
Flowers,, ji; whitish, . /Capsule, globose, exhinatei- npddipg, 
‘ *X100TIAXA. 6LAnOA;„.B.: ,./7raAap^ (Solan,). B.Af.* 
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