256 
Hemsley . — The Flora of 
sides of Mounts Gower and Lidgbird, whilst the thatch palm is 
confined chiefly to the beach, not being found farther up the 
mountains than from 300 to 400 feet/ 
‘ The fronds and pinnae of the curly palm are recurved at the apex, 
and the pinnae are nearly erect at the base, the thatch palm having 
less recurved darker green fronds and broader, pendulous pinnae, 
which distinctions are observable even in the small seedling plants/ 
‘ The chief specific distinctions, however, between these two palms 
are as follows : — The curly palm bears its flower-spikes singly, which 
average 5 to 6 feet in length, and those of the thatch palm consist 
of five spikes in a row, united together at the base, of an average 
length of 3 to 4 feet/ 
LXIV. Pandanaceae. 
142 . Pandanus Forsteri, C. Moore & F. Mu ell. in F. 
Muell. Fragm. viii, p. 320 ; ix, p. 78 ; Benth. FI. Austral, vii, 
p. 149 ; Dufif in Wils. Rep. p. 32. 
Endemic. 
143. Pandanus (species imperfecte cognita), Moore, Rep. 
p. 2 ; Duff in Wils. Rep. p. 29. 
Endemic. 
‘ The mountain Pandanus is evidently another undescribed plant, 
differing from Pandanus Forsteriana in having smaller and more 
numerous branches ; shorter, more undulating, and narrower leaves ; 
cones 6 to 8 inches long, or less than half the size of those of 
P. Forsteriana) height, 20 to 30 feet, with a diameter across the 
branches of 20 feet ; the stems are about 6 inches in diameter, and 
aerial roots are produced on the branches, a peculiarity rarely seen in 
Pandanus Forsteriana .’ — Duff. 
LXIV A. Naiadaceae. 
143 A. Halophila ovata, Gaud, in Freyc. Voy., Bot. t. 40, 
f . 1 ; F. Muell. Fragm. viii, p. 219. 
Halophila ovalis , Hook, f. FI. Tasm. ii, p. 45 ; Benth. FI. 
Austral, vii, p. 182. 
Coasts of Tasmania, Victoria, and New South Wales to North 
Australia ; also in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. 
