1180 
XCV. VERBENACE 2 E. 
[17te.t 
at the base, 1J to 4in. l<,ng on a petiole of f to Jin., somewhat coriaceous, shining 
on the upper side, paler underneath, conspicuously veined, quite glabrous or with 
a slight pubescence on the midrib underneath, those of barren branches some- 
times broadly and unequally lobed, those of flowering branches usually entire 
but occasionally showing a few' prominent angles or short lobes. Flow'ers few', 
in small loose axillary cymes. Calyx truncate, about 1 line long or rather more, 
rarely tomentose. Corolla tomentose outside, the tube 3 to 4 lines long, broad 
and incurved, the middle lower lobe not exceeding the others so much as in some 
species. Stamens shortly exserted beyond the upper lobes. — F. Muell. Fragm. 
iii. 58. Fruit globose, red, about 9 lines diameter. 
Hab.: Brisbane River, Moreton Bay, A. Cunningham, IV. Hill, F. v. Mueller, C. Moore. 
Queensland lVoods, London Exhibition, 1862, n. 29. 
Wood dark, close-grained, hard and tough, suitable for cabinet work. — Bailey's Cat. Ql. 
H oods, Xo. 300. 
3. V. acuminata (leaves acuminate), 11. Br. Prod. 512 ; Benth. FI. Austr. 
v. 67. A small or large tree, the young shoots and inflorescence more or less 
hoary-pubescent, the adult leaves glabrous or nearly so. Leaflets 3 or rarely 5, 
ovate-oblong, elliptical or almost lanceolate, mostly acuminate, contracted at the 
base into a petiolule, sometimes very short, sometimes Jin. long, the terminal 
leaflets often 3 to 4in. long or even more, the lateral ones usually shorter, all 
membranous, green on both sides, paler and usually glandular-dotted underneath, 
the common peduncle usually shorter than the leaflets. Flowers small, in loose 
thyrsoid panicles of 2 to 4in., terminal or in the upper axils. Pedicels very 
short. Calyx 1 to If line long, truncate or minutely toothed. Corolla pubescent 
outside, villous inside in the throat and the base of the limb, the tube about tw'ice 
as long as the calyx, the lower lip nearly as long as the tube. Stamens shortly 
exserted beyond the upper lobes. Ovary 2-celled, with 2 ovules in each cell. 
Drupe red, nearly globular, about Jin. diameter, the putamen bony and 4-celled 
as in Gmelina. — Schau. in DC. Prod. xi. 695; F. v. M. Fragm. v. 34; T\ 
inelicopea, F. v. M. Fragm. v. 35. 
Hab.: Islands of the Gulf of Carpentaria, B. Brown ; Cape York, M'Gillivray, 11'. Hill, 
Daemel ; Wide Bay, Bidwill; Rockingham Bay, Dallachy ; Rockhampton, Dallachy ; Mount 
Elliot and Mount Dryandra, E. Fitzalan. 
Wood brown with darker streaks, close-grained ; suitable for cabinet work. — Bailey's Cat. Ql. 
T! T oods, Xo. 301. 
V. Timoriensis, Walp. ; Schau. in DC. Prod. xi. 686, from Timor, may be the same as V. 
acuminata. — Benth. 
4. V. glabrata (glabrous), 11. Br. Prod. 512 ; Benth. FI. Austr. v. 68. 
“ Ko-na-ru,” Cooktown, Roth. A tree or shrub, quite glabrous or rarely w'ith a 
minute tomentum on the young shoots and inflorescence. Leaflets 3 or rarely 
5, from broadly ovate and obtuse to elliptical-oblong and acuminate, 2 to 4in. 
long, but usually much broader than in F. acuminata and less narrowed at the 
base, the petiolules about J to fin. long, and the common petiole above 2in. 
Flowers white, rather small, in very loose dichotomous cymes on axillary 
peduncles sometimes nearly as long as the petiole, but the w'hole infloresence 
almost always shorter than the leaf. Pedicels shorter or rarely longer than the 
calyx. Calyx about If line long, truncate or minutely toothed. ' Corolla-tube 
at least tw'ice as long as the calyx, and the lower lip nearly as long as the tube. 
Stamens shortly exserted beyond the upper lobes. Fruit black, 4 -celled, often 
only maturing 1 or 2 seeds, obovoid, about Jin. long. — Schau. in DC. Prod. xi. 
695 ; I'. Cunnintjliamii , Schau. 1. c. 691. 
Hab.: Groote Island, Gulf of Carpentaria, B. Brown; Cape York, Daemel; Gilbert River 
Daintree, and other tropical scrubs. 
The species extends to India and Cochin-China. — C. B. Clark, in Hook. FI. Brit. Iud. iv. 588. 
Fruit eaten. — Both. 
