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A tree, noted to be about 20 feet high. Leaves to 8 inches long 
and to 3 inches broad, of a rather dark green and particularly shining 
beneath, the lateral nerves diverging at a very acute angle, prominent 
at the lower side of the leaves; veins thin, reticulated. Flower stalk- 
lets thin, minutely scaly-bracteate at the base. All flowers seen only 
staminate. Sepals membranous, during flowering time only about 
Via long. Petals somewhat curved inward, the outer */ 6 —*/ 4 inch 
long, the inner almost twice as long, their upper portion valvular- 
coherent before expansion, the callous swelling comparatively large. 
Head of stamens rather depressed. Anthers numerous, almost sessile; 
connective dark, their flat summits forming an even surface for the 
head of stamens; cells pale. Torus very convex. Fruit not obtained. 
In the absence of pistils it remains uncertain, whether this inter- 
esting plant should be placed in the genus Mitrephora or Goniothalamus; 
but it is not dissimilar to M. reticulata, differing in glabrous more 
distinctly petiolated leaves, in fewer and larger flowers, and in dark- 
coloured petals, the inner quite blunt. In some respects it reminds of 
the Oropbeas, particularly 0. Zeilanica, though the stamens are so 
different. 
Mr. Armit’s Collection from tributaries ofthe Gilbert-River contains 
an anonaceous plant, possibly conspecific with the one just described; 
but the lateral nerves of the leaves are thinner, more approximated 
and less curved, while the fruits are not unlike those of Polyalthia 
Holtzeana, but seem not provided with a conspicuous stipes; the flowers 
are unknown of Armit’s plant; it has meanwhile been specifically 
designated under the discoverer’s name. Polyalthia nitidissima extends 
southward to the Richmond-River (C. Fawcett). 
Cananga odorata has been found by Miss E. Bauer on the Bloom- 
field-River, and by Mr. E. Fitzalan on the Daintree-River. 
Eupomatia laurina occurs on the Russell-River (W. Sayer), on the 
Daintree-River (Fitzalan), Bloomfield-River (Miss Bauer), at some of 
the sources of the Condamine-River (C. Hartman n), on the Manning- 
River (C. Moore), on Broger’s Creek (W. Ba euer len), on Mount 
Dromedary (Reader). Atteins a height of 60 feet. Branches occasi- 
7 climbing. Flowers waxy-white. Staminodia sometimes narrowly 
elliptic-lanceolar. Fruit yellowish, sometimes over one inch broad. 
Eupomatia Bennettii was noticed on the Clarence-River by Dr. B e c k 1 e r, 
on the Urara-River by Miss Thornton, wo also observed, that the 
roots produce fusiform-ovate tubers from 1 to 27, inches long. Of this 
and the preceding plant illustrations have been given by Professor 
Baillon in the Adansonia, vol. IX, pl. II, who fully demonstrates, 
that this genus forms the passage from Anonaceae to Monimiaceae, 
Magnoliaceae and Calycantheae (Adansonia VHL, 379, Comptes rendus 
de l’Academie des Sciences LXYII, 250, et Bulletin de Societe Linnäenne 
de Paris, Mai, 1868). The structure of the fruit brings this genus in 
contact with Nelumbo. An ample description of E. laurina was given 
1862 in „The plants indigenous to the colony Victoria I, 219.“ The 
aromatic odour and taste of the Eupomatias may indicate medicinal 
virtues. 
Eupomatia Belgraveana is a third species of this genus, dis- 
coyered by Mr. H. 0. Forbes near the Owen Stanley’s Ranges 
(distributed under N. 759),. of which plant a description has been pre¬ 
ll) are d for the 9th part of the „Papuan Plants.“ It is very distinct 
from the two congeners, having leaves of generally lesser length, not 
gradually attenuated towards the base, and provided with longer 
petioles, the underside being densely covered with minute glandular 
brownish shining scales; the calyx-tube during anthesis is very short 
and like the axillary or lateral pedicels scaly; the anthers are nearly 
sessile, and terminated by a linear gradually pointed appendage of 
several times greater length; the staminodia are of almost the same 
form as the stamens, but still narrower, bearing some marginal glands 
towards the base and sometimes towards the summit, while the short 
