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CVI. ARISTOLOCHIACEiE. 
[Aristolochia. 
1. A. deltantha (flower-lip triangular), F. v. 31. Fragm. vi. 179 ; Benth. FI. 
Austr. \ i. 2 07. A tall climber, apparently woody, the branches at first pube- 
scent, but becoming glabrous. Leaves shortly petiolate, oblong or oblong- 
lanceolate, acutely acuminate, deeply cordate at the base, 8 to 5in. long, 
coriaceous, smooth and shining above, penniveined, 3 or 5-nerved and very 
strongly reticulate underneath. Racemes about 2in. long. Pedicels and very 
young buds very hirsute. Perianth very dark in coloured stripes, hirsute, the 
tube about 4 lines long, the utricle very oblique, scarcely stipitate, the upper 
portion as long as the utricle, curved and dilated upwards, the lamina or lip 
forming an almost equilateral obtuse-angled triangle, 5 to 7 lines broad. Style 
hemispherical, with 6 erect stigmatic lobes, without any external transverse ring. 
Anthers sessile and equidistant. Fruit (only seen in an imperfect state) “ yellow, 
at least 3in. long and lin. diameter, with 6 prominent longitudinal ribs. Seeds 
and pulp yellow,” ( Dallachy ). 
Hab.: Rockingham Bay, Dallachy ; Port Douglas. 
2. A. praevenosa (much-veined), F. v. 31. Fragm. ii. 1G8; Benth. FI. Austr. 
vi. 20S. A tall climbing shrub, the young branches and principal veins of the 
underside of the leaves ferruginous-pubescent or nearly glabrous. Leaves 
petiolate, from ovate-oblong and 3 to 4in. long, to narrow-oblong and 8 to 10in., 
obtuse or obtusely acuminate, rounded or slightly cordate at the base, coriaceous, 
shining above, penniveined and more or less distinctly 3- or 5-nerved, with 
numerous prominent transverse and reticulate veinlets underneath. Flowers 
unknown. Fruit of a rich yellow, somewhat succulent, oblong but somewhat 
narrowed towards the base and apex with a short point, 1+in. long., diameter 10 
lines, 6 ribbed. Seeds compressed, triangular, sides slightly tuberculose-rugose. 
— Duchartre in DC. Prod, xv, i. 496 ; Bail. Bot. Bull. viii. 
Hab.: Macpherson Range, J. F. Shirley ; Nerang Creek, 11. Schneider. (Specimens from 
both localities in fruit only.) 
3. A. pubera (downy), 77. Br. Prod. 349; Benth. FI. Austr. vi. 208. A 
small prostrate or trailing herb, with an apparently perennial base, the stems 
sometimes attaining 1 to 2ft., sometimes not above 2 or 3in., more or less 
pubescent or sometimes quite glabrous. Leaves on rather long petioles, ovate 
ovate-lanceolate or oblong-pandurate, obtuse, cordate at the base with broad 
rounded auricles, 1 to 2in. long. Pedicels axillary, solitary, 1-flowered, 1 to 2 
lines long below the ovary, which at the time of flowering is scarcely distinguish- 
able from it, usually bearing a very small bract near the base. Perianth light 
to darkish-brown, pubescent or glabrous outside the tube, 6 to 7 lines long, 
shortly constricted below the oblique utricle, slender and cylindrical above it, the 
lip lanceolate, about as long as the tube. Style broadly hemispherical, with 6 
short narrow erect stigmatic lobes, surrounded at the base by a ring of gland-like 
horizontal lobes, immediately over the sessile anthers. Capsule stipitate, obovoid- 
globular, about Jin. long when perfect, but in some specimens much smaller. 
Seeds cymbiform, the outer convex surface elegantly tubercular-punctate. — A. 
strictiflora, Duch. in DC. Prod. xv. i. 484. 
Hab.: Brisbane River, W. Hill ; Rockhampton, O’Slianesy ; Elliot River and Nerkool Creek. 
Bowman; Rockingham Bay, Dallachy ; in herb 11. Brown without indication of the station. — 
Benth. 
4. A. Thozetii (after A. Tozet), F. v. 31. Fragm. ii. 167 ; Benth. FI. Austr. 
vi. 208. A trailing or prostrate herb, closely allied to and perhaps a variety of A. 
, pubera, usually rather stouter. Leaves linear or linear-lanceolote, broader at the 
base and cordate or hastate, usually 2 to 4in. long ; a few of the lower ones 
