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A PREVIOUSLY UNDESCRIBED POMADERRIS 
FROM SOUTH-EAST QUEENSLAND 
By G. T. WHITE 
Pomaderris is a genus of shrubs or small frees 
found in Australia and New Zealand. Over twenty 
species have been recorded from Australia, and five from 
New Zealand. As far as Australia is concerned the 
genus has been badly in need of revision. Mr. N. A. 
Wakefield is at present engaged in preparing a mono- 
graph of the genus and all our material has been placed 
at his disposal. I had, however, drawn up a description 
of one Queensland species as new and Mr. Wakefield is 
anxious I should publish this so that he can use the name 
in bis revision. 
Pomnderris queenslandica sp. nov. 
F rut ex 2-3 m. alt us, ramulis junioribus dense fer- 
rugineo-pubeseentibus. Folia elliptica vel oblonga, apice 
acuta vel obtitsa, basi acuta vel subrotunda, supra glabra, 
subtus albido-tomentosa, 2.5-6 cm. longa, 1.5-2.75 cm. 
lata, ncrvis lateralibus et venulis transversis supra 
impressis, subtus elevatis et conspieuis. Flores m 
paniculas tenninales dispositi, bracteis late ovatis dense 
pubeseentibus extus costatis, 6 mm. longis, besim versus 
4 mm. Jatis apice acutis. Calyx pilis sericeis longis dense 
vestitus, 2 mm. longus, tubo turbinato. Petala nulla. 
Stylus prof Unde 3-fidus, ramis crassis elavatis. Capsula 
ignota. 
QUEENSLAND. — Moreton District : Back Creek, Canungra, 
edge of light rain-forest, only a few plants seen, 22nd August, 
1931, C T. White 7785 (TYPE — -buds and a few open flowers) 
(shrub 2-3 rn., rather straggling growth, leaves dull dark green 
above, whitish beneath, flowers pale ci earn, petals present but 
very fugacious); Yarraman, M, A. Cameron (buds) (a low 
straggling shrub, growing in "bastard" forest on hills, much 
worked by bees); Blackbutt Range. 1. Shirley. Wide Bay District : 
Gympie (obtained at Wild Flower Show, Queensland Natural- 
ists' Club), 9th September, 1933, C. T. White 9256 (rather old 
flowers), Darlinq Downs District: Eukey via Stanthorpe, Mrs. 
Goebels, per M. S. Clemens; Ballandean, November, 1944. M. 
S. Clemens. 
The present species comes closest to P. ligmlrina 
>Sieb., but in typical P. ligustrina the under surface of 
the leaves is densely silky-ferruginous, the main nerves 
scarcely perceptible and the transverse ones not at all. 
P. queenslandica approaches P. cinerea Benth. in foliage, 
but has the silky pubescent flower of P. ligustrina Sieb. 
This paper was written by C. T. White shortly before his 
death. A complete list of his works is to be published in a 
supplement to be included in Proc. Roy. Soc., Qland, Vol. 62. 
— Editor. 
