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A NEW SPECIES OF PULTENAEA FROM 
SOUTH-EAST QUEENSLAND 
By S. T. BLAKE 
While visiting Mt. Maroon National Bark in Sep- 
tember, 1948, I was greatly attracted by some very 
beautiful, luilliantly yellow-flowered bushes of a species 
of Pultenaea growing among other showy lieath-like 
plants in the crevices of the rocks on the upper part of 
the mountain. It was surprising to find that the species 
appeared to be quite unknown, and I have associated 
with it the name of the late Mr. C. T. White who. be- 
sides his love for native flowers, was keenly interested 
in National Parks. 
Pultenaea whiteana, sp. nov. (sect. Podophyllum). 
F rut ex densus latusque circa 50 cm. altus. Itamuh 
plus minusve pilosi, stipulis obtecti. Folia eonferfa, 
patentia, linearia, acuta, rnutiea, plerumque recta vel 
fere recta, uninervia, supra concava glabra, subtus con- 
vexa viridia, basirn versus appresse pilosa vel omnino 
glabra, 15-22 mm. longa, circa 1.5 mm. lata; petiolus 
circa 1.5 mm. longus, pubescens. Stipulae usque ad 
medium uuitae, in apicem longum setaeeum recunuun 
attenuatae, in toto 6-7 mm. longae, parec eiliatae, ramulos 
tegentes. Flores in capitula terminalia congest!, pedicello 2 
mm. Ion go pubescent! praediti. Bracteae ovatae, bifidae 
lobis subulato-acumiuatis. bicarinatae carinis breviter 
pilosis, circa 7 mm, longae. Braeteolae sub calyce insertae 
et ab eo solutae, membranaceae, ovate, bifidae lobis setaceo- 
acuminatis, prope medium dorsum laminam subulatam 
pilosam herbaceam gerent.es, in toto circa 4 mm. longae 
et tubo calycis subaequilongae. Calyx 6 mm. longus, 
bilabiatus, usque ad medium vel duas partes partitas, 
extus sericeo-pllosus, lobis intus puberulus; labium 
superum tubo adnrodum longius, ad medium bilobnm lobis 
oblique deltoideo-ovatis fere obtusis; labium inferum tubo 
aeqnilongum lobis 2 subaequalibus triangulari-lanceolatis 
acutis; tubus late infundibnliformis, basirn versus glaber. 
Vexillum circa 12-13 mm. longum ungue 3.5 mm. longo 
incluso, 9-10 mm. latum; alae circa 12-13 mm. longae; 
cariua circa 11 mm. longa. Ovarium villosum, sessile. 
Legunren ignotum. 
QUEENSLAND. — Moreton District : Mt. Maroon, more or less 
heath-like vegetation on the upper rocky slopes, 670-820 m., 
