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MYRTACE^. XIV. Eucalyptus. 



SuBTRiBE II. Euleptospe'rme^ (from ew, well, and lepto- p. S9. t. 13.) operculum conical, constricted in the middle, 



length of the cup, and broader than it ; peduncles lateral and 



terminal, 2-edged ; pedicels short, compressed ; leaves ovate. 



1? . G. Native of New Holland. 



spermum ; this subtribe contains plants agreeing with Leptospira 

 tnum in the free stamens). D.C. prod. 3. p. 216. Stamens free, 

 XIV. EUCALYTTUS (from ev, eu, well, and icaXvirro), 

 halyptOy to cover, as with a lid ; in reference to the limb of the Var. /3, rostrata (Cav. icon. 4. t. 342.) leaves ovate-lanceo- 



calyx covering the flower before expansion, and afterwards fall- late, acuminated, coriaceous, girded by a marginal parallel nerve. 

 ingofFin one piece, in the shape of a lid or cover (f. 118. 6.). T2 . G. Native of New Holland. E. robusta, Sieb. pi. exsic. 



Lher. sert. angl. 18; D. C. prod. 3. p. 216. 



Lin. syst. Icosdndria^ Monogynia. Tube of calyx perma- 

 nent, obovate or globose (f. 118. a.), cup-shaped ; limb in the 

 form of a lid, entire, cut round regularly at the base, and falling 



nov. hoU. no. 480. 



•Robust Eucalyptus. Fl. Aug. Sep. Clt. 1794. Tr. 100 ft. 



6 E. marginaVa (Smith in Lin. trans. 6. p. 302.) lid of 



calyx conical, length of cup ; umbels lateral ; leaves ovate, with 



' ' ' ' ' ' ^ Native of New Holland. Margin 



Marginate-\ea\ed Eucalyptus. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1794. 



off in one piece (f. 118. />.). Petals wanting. Stamens numerous thickened margins. Tj . G. 



(f. 118. rf.), free. Capsule 4-celled (f. 118. c), or only 3-celled of leaves cartilaginous and reddish. Operculum not constricted 



from abortion, opening at the apex, many-seeded. — Tall trees, as in E. robusta^ to which it is veryjiearly allied. 



natives of New Holland. Leaves quite entire, coriaceous, 



usually alternate, rarely opposite, very variable even in the same 

 tree, quite glabrous except in a very few of the species. Pe- 7 E. incrassa'ta (Labill. nov. holl. 2. p. 12. t. 150.) lid of 



duncles axillary, bearing an umbel of from 3-15 flowers. Flowers calyx conical, somewhat constricted nearly the length of the 



white. The operculum of the calyx in some, according to Mr. cupula ; peduncles axillary, 2-edged, as well as the pedicels, 



Brown, (gen. rem. p. 08.) is double, the outer in the form of a which are short; leaves oblong-lanceolate, thickish, rather acu- 



Tree. 



calyx, and the inner the form of a corolla. There are about 100 

 species in New Holland (R. Br. gen. rem. p. 15.), of which 



minated, girded by a thin nerve, which is parallel with the mar- 



^ Native of New Holland, in Van Lewin's Land. 



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Tj. G. 



hardly a half are rightly known. In Van Dieman's Land a Marginal nerve of leaf visible beneath. Lower surface of leaves 

 manufactory has been established for the preparation of extract pale. 



of tannin from the bark of various species of Eucalyptus. A 

 considerable quantity of the substance has been recently im- 



Thickened Eucalyptus. Clt. 1818. Shrub 6 ft. 



8 E. PERsiciFOLiA (Lodd. bot. cab. t. 501.) lid of calyx com- 



ported into England, and it has been said by tanners to be twice cal, a little shorter than the cupula ; peduncles axillary, 2-edged, 



as powerful in its operation as oak-bark. 



§ 1. AlternifbUce (Jrom alternus^ alternate, and/o/iww, aleaf). 

 Leaves alternate. 



* Operculum conical^ longer than the calycine cupula. 



1 E. coRNu^TA (Labill. voy. 1. p. 



40« 



t. 20. nov. holl. 2. 



t. 221 .) operculum cone-formed, 5 times longer than the cupula ; 

 base of style permanent ; flowers capitate at the tops of the terete 

 peduncles ; leaves linear-lanceolate, ^i . G. Native of New 

 Holland, in Van Lewin's Land. 



length of the petiole; pedicels short, compressed ; leaves oblong, 

 attenuated at the base, acuminated at the apex, marked with a 

 nearly parallel, very thin nerve on the margin. ^ . G. Native 

 of New Holland. Lodd. bot. cab, 501. Umbels 8-1 0-flowered. 

 Leaves S inches long and 6 lines broad. 



Var. /3 ; leaves a little broader ; peduncles shorter. Eu- 

 calyptus, Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 593. 



Var. y ; leaves a little longer ; peduncles exceeding the pe- 

 tioles a little. E. incrassata, Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 477. 



Horned 



Clt. 1803. Tree 30 ft. 



E. multiflora, Poir. suppl. 2. p. 594. 



2 E. TERETicoRNis (Smith in Lin. trans. 3. p. 284. nov. holl. 

 41.) lid conical, terete, quite smooth and membranous, broader, 

 and 3 times longer than the cupula ; umbels lateral ; leaves 



. G. Native of New Holland. 



Clt. 1817. Tree. 



Tree. 



lanceolate, oblique at the base. ^2 



Terete-horned Eucalyptus. Clt. 1804. 



3 E. RESiNiFERA (Smith in Whit. voy. p. 331. t. 25. exexot. 

 bot. 2. p. 49. t. 84.) lid conical, terete, coriaceous, twice the 

 length of the cupula ; peduncles of umbel somewhat compres- 

 sed, a little longer than the petioles ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, 

 long-acuminated, attenuated at the base, marginate by a nerve, 

 ^2 . G. Native of New Holland. Andr. hot. rep. t. 400. 

 Hayn. arzn. gew. 10. t. 5. Metrosideros gummifera, Gaertn. 

 fruct. 1. D. 173. t. 34. f. 1. Leaves full of minute dots. A 



Peach-leaved Eucalyptus. Fl. July. 



9 E. puncta'ta,; lid of calyx conical, longer than the cupula ; 

 peduncles axillary at the tops of the branches, shorter than the 

 petioles, and are, as well as the pedicels, 2-edged ; leaves ob- 

 long, attenuated at the base, acuminated at the apex, dotted be- 

 neath, and girded by a nerve, which is parallel to the margin. 

 Tj . G. Native of New Holland. Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 



623. Leaves more distinctly 



margined than the preceding. 



Umbels 4-8-flowered. 



Operculum not constricted in any way." 

 Dots on the under surface of the leaves blackish, 

 inches long, and 7-8 lines broad. 

 Z)o//e^c?-leaved Eucalyptus. Tree. 



Leaves 3 



10 E. ace'rvula (Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. p. 469.) lid of 



iruct. 1. p. M^:.;- f • *Y^- /^^^^^s ^f «; nunute dots. ^ A ^^^ ^^^^j^^j length of the cupula; peduncles lateral, shorter 

 resm something hke kmo has been produced from this species, ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^j^l^^f ^^^ ^^^^ J^^^{ /^ ^^^ p^^icels, 2-edged ; 



and for all medical purposes full as efficacious. 



Resin-bearing Eucalyptus or Red Gum-tree. Fl. Apr. July. 

 Clt. 1788. Tree. 



4 E. LONGiFOLiA (Link, enum. 2. p. 29. Link et Otto, abbild. 

 t. 45.) lid of calyx conical ; leaves lanceolate, unequal at the 

 base, long-acuminated, having the acumen incurved, full of pel- 

 lucid dots, and margined by a nerve ; peduncles longer than the 

 petioles. ^2 . G. Native of New Holland. Lindl. bot. reg. 

 941. E. glaucophylla, Hoffm. berz. 1826. p. 114. ? Branches 



red. Leaves usually deflexed. 

 fers in the peduncles being longer. 

 Long-leared Eucalyptus. Fl. June. 



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leaves ovate-lanceolate, oblique at the base, and very much cu 

 on one side, acuminated at the apex. Tj. G. Native of New 

 Holland. Leaves 4-5 inches long, and about an inch broad. 

 Umbels 5-10-flowered. Alabastrum or flower-bud S lines long. 

 luittle-horned Eucalyptus. Tree. . 1 



11 E. virgaVa (Sieb. 1. c. no. 467.) lid of calyx c^"'^^'' 

 length of the cupula ; peduncles axillary and lateral, "^™7 

 longer than the petioles, and are 2-edged, as well as the pe ^- 

 cels; leaves oblong-hnear, acuminated at both ends, thickis , 

 coriaceous, and nearly veinless. h . G. Native of New no -. 



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- -, nearly veinless. Tj , _ . 



Leaves 4-6 inches long, and about 6-9 lines broad 

 Twiggy Eucalyptus. Tree. 



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12 E. micra'ntua (D. C. prod. 3. p. 217.) operculum conicai, 

 length of the cup ; peduncles angular, length of the petiole , 





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