AUSTRALIAN PLANTS, 
141 
BOTANICAL NAME. 
COMMON NAME AND DESCRIPTION. 
Dioscorea hastifolla 
Endlicher 
West Australian Yam” (tuberous-rooted perennial 
twiner), f. yellowish-green—F. Dioscoreaceae — 
W. Aust. 
,, transversa 
R. Brown 
“Long Yam” or “Kowar”* (tuberous-rooted perennial 
twiner), f. yellowish-green—N.S.W., Q’land, and 
N. Aust. 
Diospyros Cargillia “Illawarra Plum” (evergreen tree, 60 to 80 ft.)—F. 
F. v. Mueller 
Eltenaceac —N.S.W. and Q’land. 
,, pentamera 
F. v. Mueller 
“Black Myrtle Plum,” or “Chowan”* ( evergreen tree, 
80 to 100 ft.—N.S.W. and Q land. 
Diplachne fusca 
Beauvois 
“Brownish Beetle Grass” (perennial)—F. Gramineae 
Vic., N.S.W., Q’land, S. and W. Aust., Asia, and 
Africa. 
„ loliiformis 
F. v. Mueller 
“Rye-grass-like Beetle Grass” (annual) — Vic., 
N.S.W., Q’land, and S. Aust. 
Diplanthera 
tetraphylla 
R. Brown 
“Gingee”* (evergreen tree, 40 ft.), f. yellow—F. Big- 
n on lacc •a e —Q’ la n d. 
Diplarrhena Morse a 
Lahillardiere 
“White Butterfly Flag,” or “White Lily of Tasmania” 
(perennial), f. white—F. Irideae —Vic., N.S.W., 
and Tas. 
Diplaspis 
h.ydrocotylea 
Flooker fil 
“Flies Parsley” (perennial)—F. Umbelhferae —Vic. 
and Tas, 
Diploglottis 
Cunninghamii 
Flooker fil 
“Rusty-leaved Australian Tamarind” (evergreen tree, 
50 to 100 ft.)—F. Sapinclaceae —N.S.W. and 
Q’land, 
Dipodium 
ensifolium 
F. v. Mueller 
„ punctatum 
R. Brown 
“Sword-leaved Dipodium” (terrestrial orchid), f. pink 
—F. Grchkleae —Q’land. 
“Spotted Dipodium,” or “Tall Orchid” (terrestrial 
orchid), f. pink, red, pale green, and purple 
spots—Vic., N.S.W., Q’land, N. and S. Aust., and 
Tas. 
Discaria australis 
Hooker 
“Cochchafer Bush” (evergreen shrub, 1 to 3 ft.), f. 
white—F. Rhamnear —Vic., N.S.W., and Tas. 
Ristichlis maritima 
Rafinesque 
“Australian Salt Grass,” or “Alkaline Grass” of the 
United States (perennial)—Vic., N.S.W., S. 
Aust., Tas,, and America. 
Diuris abbreviata 
F. v. Mueller 
“Shortened Diuris,” or “Double Tail Orchid” (terres¬ 
trial orchid), f. pale yellow—F. Orchhleae — 
N.S.W. and Q’land. 
,, sequalis 
F. v. Mueller 
“Liverpool Plains Diuris” (terrestrial orchid), f. 
o r a n ge—N. S. W. 
,, alba 
R. Brown 
“White-flowered Diuris,” or “Donkey’s Ears” (terres¬ 
trial orchid), f. white—Vic., N.S.W., and Q’land. 
,, aurea 
Smith 
“Golden Diuris” (terrestrial orchid), f. golden— 
N.S.W. and Q’land. 
