Myrtus.} 
LI. MYRTACEjE. 
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sides glossy ; petioles conspicuous. Bracteoles at tbe apex of the pedicels 
fugacious. Pedicelsaxillary, solitary. Calyx-tube 1^ line; lobes semi-ovate or 
semi-rotund, about 1 line. Petals glabrous on the back. Filaments scarcely 
exceeding 1 line ; anthers cordate-rotund. Style capillary ; stigma slightly 
dilated. Fruit 3-celled, crowned by the calyx-lobes. 
Hab.: Bellenden Ker Ranges, JV. Hill (F. v. M. l.c.) 
5. IYE. Hillii (after Walter Hill), Benth. FI. Austr. iii. 275. Scrub Ironwoo 
of southern localities. “ Kalaara,” and “ Mangoor,” Barron River, J. F. Bailey. 
A shrub or small tree, glabrous except the flowers, the brancblets terete. Leaves 
ovate, acuminate, narrowed into a short petiole, 1 to 2in. long, very smooth and 
shining, penniveined, with the veins irregularly confluent into an intramarginal 
one. Pedicels axillary, slender, \ to fin. long, solitary or 2 or 8 together on a 
very short common peduncle. Calyx tomentose-pubescent ; tube nearly globular, 
under 1 line long ; lobes 5, broad, rounded, slightly unequal and rather longer 
than the tube. Petals 5, 2J lines long, pubescent and ciliate. Ovary pubescent 
on the top, very fleshy, 2-celled, with about 16 to 20 ovules in each cell. Fruit 
nearly globular, crowned by the spreading or reflexed calyx-lobes, hut not seen 
ripe. Seeds several. 
Hab.: Many of the southern river scrubs. 
Wood of a grey colour, close-grained, and very hard; warps in drying — Bailey’s Cat. Ql. 
Woods No. 217. 
6. 1VI. Becklerii (after Dr. Beckler), F. v. M. Fraym. ii. 85 ; Benth. FI. 
Austr. iii. 275. A tall shrub or small tree, quite glabrous. Leaves ovate or 
ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, cuneate at the base, 1 to 2in. long, rather thick, 
penniveined or obscurely triplinerved, the lateral nerves scarcely conspicuous. 
Peduncles solitary, axillary, filiform, rarely above -|in. long, with very minute 
bracteoles a short distance from the flowers. Calyx glabrous ; lobes 5, short and 
broad. Petals white, ovate, about 3 lines long. Ovary 3-celled, with 8 to 10 
ovules in each cell in 2 rows; stigma slightly peltate. Fruit globular, about 2 
lines diameter. Seeds several, flat, nearly orbicular, the testa minutely granulate- 
reticulate. 
Hab.: Southern scrubs. 
7. M. Bidwillii (after J. C. Bidwill), Benth. FI. Austr. iii. 2/5. A shrub or 
small tree, quite glabrous. Leaves broadly ovate but usually contracted into a 
long lanceolate obtuse point, cuneate at the base, on a short broad petiole, 2 to 
3in. long, finely and distantly penniveined, coriaceous and very smooth and 
shining. Flowers much more numerous than in M. racemulosa, in short loose 
racemes, clustered in the axils, the pedicels generally in opposite pairs along the 
rhachis, with a cluster of 5 at the end. Calyx-tube short ; lobes 5 or rarely 4, 
spreading to a little more than 1 line diameter. Petals usually 5, sometimes 4 or 
6, line diameter, minutely ciliolate. Stamens much more numerous than in 
M. racemulosa, and covering half the radius of the flat disk. Ovary completely 2- 
celled, with a small cluster of ovules in each cell. 
Hab.: Wide Bay, Bidwill. 
Some specimens of Dallachy’s, from Port Denison, with less acuminate leaves, appear to 
belong to the same species, But are in bud only. — Benth. 
8. WE. racemulosa (inflorescence sometimes racemose), Benth. FI. Austr. 
iii. 276. A small tree with a smooth grey bark, quite glabrous, tbe brancblets 
terete or slightly flattened. Leaves ovate, obtuse or shortly acuminate, rounded 
or scarcely cuneate at the base, 1£ to 2iin. long, penniveined, with a few of the 
veins more prominent, the lower ones very oblique, and the lowest pair sometimes 
forming an intramarginal one nearly to the end. Pedicels slender, usually 5 or 7 
