Journal of an expedition into the interior of tropical Australia, in search of a route from Sydney to the Gulf of Carpentaria / By Sir T.L. Mitchell.

  • Thomas Mitchell
Date:
1848
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Credit: Journal of an expedition into the interior of tropical Australia, in search of a route from Sydney to the Gulf of Carpentaria / By Sir T.L. Mitchell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    of Prostanthera.* A new species of Swainsonaf; Pleurandra cistoidea (Hook. MS.) .J A new Trie hi- nium, with conical flower-heads. § A species of Hi¬ biscus, with purple flowers. || A new species of Daviesia, with spiny, shaggy leaves.Thermo¬ meter, at sunrise, 46°; at noon, 81°; at 4 p.m., 75°; at 9, 50c with wet bulb, 47 * P• ringens (Bentli. MS.); ramulis puberulis, foliis petiolatis rliombeo-orbiculatis integerrimis utrinque opacis glandulosis, calycis glandulosi glabri labiis integris, corolla labio superiore subgaleato, antherarum calcaribus loculo brevioribus.— Foliage nearly that of P. rhombea. Flowers much larger. | S. phacoides (Bentli. MS.) ; decumbens molliter pubescens, foliolis 13—lo-linearibus cuneatisve, pedunculis folio longioribus apice paucifloris, legumine brevissime stipitato villoso. — A low plant with much the habit of several Pliacas or Astragali. Flower yellow, smaller than in S. coronillcefolia. f P. cistoidea (Ilook. MS.); pilis stellatis brevibus rigidis asperis, foliis angusto-linearibus obtusis marginibus revolutis, tloribus in ramos breves solitariis, staminibus sub-12 unilateralibus, filamentis infra medium inaequaliter connexis antheras longitudine osquanti- bus, ovario parvo globoso lanato. § T. conicum (Lindl. MS.) ; liirto-pubescens, caule basi diviso, ramis ascendentibus subsimplicibus, foliis lineari-lanceolatis acutis, spica conica, bracteis uninerviis mucronatis glabris, rachi tomen- tosa. | II. Sturtii (Ilook. MS.); suffruticosus ubique subtus prae- cipue dense stellatim tomentosus, foliis petiolatis oblongo-ovatis ellipticisve obtusis grosse crenato-serratis, pedunculis axillaribus unitloris solitariis folio brevioribus, involucro monophyllo. turbinato 6—8-fido ealyeem 5-fidum aequante, capsulis hispidissimis. — This species was also found by Capt. Sturt in the south interior. The flowers are purple, sometimes yellowish in drying. The involucre is very remarkable, monophyllous, broad at top and 6 or 8-cleft, almost wholly concealing the calyx. — W. J. II. D.filipes (Bentli. MS.) ; ramis hirsutis inermibus, foliis ovali- oblongis sublaneeolatisve apice spinoso-mucronatis planis pubes- centibus, pedicellis filiformibus folio demum longioribus in pedunculo brevissimo solitariis geminisve.