.April, 1921 
The Queensland Naturalist. 
125 
Shore Trees. — Hibiscus tiliaceuSj Vitex trifoUa, Alcc- 
.tryon coriaceumy Tandanus pediuiadatus, and the shrub 
Myponim acuminatiun oeeur aljnost at the water's edge. A 
■clump ot* the Tongue Orchid {Dendrohiwm lingmeforme) 
was noticed on one of the Hibiscus trees. 
Vine Send). — What is known as “scrub" in Queensland 
is, in correct botanical terminology, rain forest. It has been 
designated vine scrub on account of the abundant presence 
of large vines (lianes). A patch of typical coastal scrub 
•showed the principal trees to be: — Eugenia Smithii and 
E. eyanocarpa, Evodia accedens, Twtontus lliunphii, Maca~ 
■ranga Tanarms, Ficus sioiocarpa, and Elceocarpus 
ohovata (?). The principal lianes were Mucuna gigantea 
and stercullfolia ; smaller vines were Stephania 
Portion of the Easter ramping Party. 
(From a Photo hy Miss H. D. Clark.) 
Jiernandiaefejlia (Tape A^ine) and Vigna luteoJa. Several 
plants of the shrub Hibiscus rliodopetal us were observed. 
The mistl(doe. Loranthus divtyophlebus, was found infesting 
various species of trees. The ground oiadiid, Calanthe 
veratrifolia. whs fairly abundant. 
Fresh water Swamps and Turf Me/,ss~formation,—'n\e 
principal swamp trees were Vasuarina glauca (Swamp 
Oak), Meioleura ieucadendron (Broad-leaved Tea-Tree), 
and E uvnlyptus rohusfa. i^rincipal shrubs : — Agonis 
srortecJdniana, Lepiospermum Liversidgii, Epacids micro- 
phylla (in full flower). Hibiscus diversifoUus, Melastoma 
malahathriciun, and Cadistemon pachyphyllus. The Ground 
Orchid, Phaius grandifolius, was abundant. Xanthorrhwa 
‘macronema and Xaoithorrhwa hastUis both occurred. Ferns 
