25? 
Then the late Mr. !\ M. Bailey, in his " Queensland Flora," consolidated the 
somewhat diffuse description, as follows : 
Ilicksbeachia.Floivers hermaphrodite ; Perianth regular, the tube straight, the segments soon 
loose. Stamens inserted on the lamina? ; Anthers longer than the filament, almost cordate, 
rather shorter than the connective ; Hypogynous glands 4 ; Style straight ; Stigma nearly 
ellipsoid ; Ovary ovate-conical ; Ovules 2, pendulous, oblong, straight ; Fruit ovate-roundish, 
indehiscent. Epicarp slightly succulent, endocarp bony ; Seed solitary, ovate-globulars. 
Testa membranous, veined. Embryo whitish, somewhat hard, even when fresh ; cotyledons 
equal except at the faintly nexuose summit-, radicle semi-ovate, basal, extremely short, not 
protruding beyond the cotyledons. A tree endemic in Australia. (Qld. Flora, IV, 1333). 
U. pinnatifolia, a tall tree. 
Leaves about 2 foot long, lobes from 18 to 20, 5 to 9 inches long, the lowest abbl-eviated, 1 to 2 inches 
brood, green on both sides, ami all irregularly serrate. 
Racemes 7 to 13 inches (18 inches. J.H.M.) long, rhachis silky. 
Pedicels 1 to 2 lines long. 
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Perianth-segments soon rcflexed, silky outside, about i inch long. 
Style long as the perianth, base and ovary velvety. 
Fruit red, oval, li inch long, 1 inch in diameter; exocarp slightly succulent, insipid, about 
\ inch thick ; endocarp bony. 
Heed solitary (I.e. 1334). 
These trees always attract the eye as they grow in open clearings after the scrub has been burned off 
never before clearing to a height of 1 5 to l'0 feet with a diameter of about 3 or 4 inches, seldom having 
more than one branch, and more often none at all. The stalks are straight as a rule ; and quite bare till 
within a few feet of the top of the tree, when the leaves and fruit appear in a bunch forming the head. 
The leaves, as well as the fruit, shoot inmsrl lately from the main stalk without any twigs. (\V. P. Pope 
in liU.) 
Botanical Name. Hicksbeachia, in honour of Sir Michael Hicks-Beach 
(the family name of Viscount St. Aldwyn), a former Secretary of State for the 
Colonies ; pinnatifolia, pinnate-leaved. 
Vernacular Name. The late Mr. Edward Seccombe, who lived for a long 
time on the Richmond Biver, says that the early settlers told him the trees were 
formerly plentiful, and were locally designated " Monkey Nuts," because the Ring- 
tailed Opossums consumed the crops. (Opossums, Native Bears, and other 
marsupials are often known as " monkeys " in the country districts.) The Ring-tailed 
Opossum is an important factor with all nuts in the bush : for they scent them out 
in clearings and gardens, even camping in houses for that purpose. In consequence, 
so the early settlers told Mr. Seccombe, the ripe nuts were rarely procurable. 
Aboriginal Name. -I know of none, although they were eagerly sought 
after by the aborigines. 
Leaves. They are of a, pale yellow-green colour, very large and handsome, 
and prominently reticulated. 
