1948 Archbold Cape York Expedition : Analysis of Plant collections by Habitat. [1948-1949]
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Creator Brass, L. J. (Leonard J.); American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Archbold Expeditions Collection; American Museum of Natural History; Cape York Expedition (1948)
Year 1948
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Backutbi Javanna forest Herbs: 18376. Fern. C. locally under corn fall prams on red lateritic soil, 30-40 cm. 77. F. under dense . . . 15-25 cm. Wh. fl. 79. Lig. F. annual? fall prams. Prosobob. Sts. purple. Sulfurated (like fl.) 80. Rub. C. locally on pebbly lateritic soil. 30-50 cm. Tough, pale blue a 81. Lig. (Tratatan?) S. red lateritic soil. 25-45 cm. Yellow petals hidden in large calyx. 82. Tratatalia C. . . . of ridges. 30-40 cm. Fls. yellow, small 18404. Rob. C. locally on sandy creek flat. Ascending 60-80 cm. Fls. reddish-purple. 07. Turnusae? C. on sandy creek flats. Woody, 50-70 cm. Fls. yellow. Weak stems from hand woody sticks. 17. Tonji. Banks of a stream. Perennial herb h. 80 cm. Fls. yellow. 18. Commel. S. on sandy creek flats. Herb. 10-25 cm. Tough, yellow fls. 23. Zilios. S. . . . ca. 15 cm. Fls. white. 24. Biophyllum O. . . . 3-15 cm. Fls. reddish 25. Phyllanthus S. . . . 40-80 cm. 26. Boray. S. sandy soil. 15-20 cm. Fls. wd. 27. Tricoryne S. sandy creek flats. Fls. yellow. 33. Pimelia S. . . . 20-30 cm. Fls. yellow. 33. Pimelia S. . . . Fls. wd. 34. Lig. O. on lateritic ridges. Trailing branches ca. 1 m. Fls. wd. 35. Tonji. C. grassy edges of R.F. 60-80 cm. Fls. yellow. 37. Ligum. S. on pebbly lateritic ridges. Perennial 40-50 cm. Fls. purple. 39. Ligum. S. lateritic ridges. Ascending. Fls. orange. (small plant). 41. S. among small annual grasses on hard pebbly ridges, 20-30 cm. Fls. yellow. 44. Ligum. S. dandy sandy soil. 16-20 cm. Fls. yellow. 47. S. among small annual grasses on hard pebbly ridges. 25-70 cm. Fls. wd. 48. Ligum. S. moist sandy soil. 8-20 cm. Fls. yellow. 49. Rough. C. locally on moist sandy soil. 10-20 cm. Fls. violet. 50. Tooden. 6-12 cm. 51. Poppot. Moist sandy soil. 10 cm. Fls. blue. 52. Buckhoro S. with small annual grasses or hard pebbly ridges. Fls. wd. 53. Backhavana S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . up to 70 cm. Fls. green 56. Hydricum? Local on moist sandy soil. ca. 10 cm. Fls. wd. & purple. 57. Ligum. S. . . . Ascending. Fls. blue. 63. Ligum. I plant on hard lateritic soil. Fls. orange-yellow. 64. Ligum. C. locally throughout, on wet soil as well as dry. 40-60 m. Wh. fl. May branches rebranch from woody sticks. 68. Ligum. Annual? small annual grasses on hard lateritic ridges. 20-30 cm. Fls. yellow.