MYRTACE^. XIV. Eucalyptus. 



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axillary and nearly terminal; umbels 15-20-flowered ; leaves tioles half an inch long. Limb of leaves 3-4 inches long, and 1-2 

 oblong, coriaceous, attenuated at the base, long-acuminated, with 

 the nerves confluent in front of the margins. I2 • Cr. Native of 



New Holland. Sieb. pi. exsic. no. 497. Leaves shining on 



both surfaces, 6-7 inches long, and 1 broad, having the veins 



feathered. Alabastrum ovoid, smaller than that of any other 



species. 



. Small'JlGwered Eucalyptus. Tree. 



13 E. stellula'ta (Sieb. 1. c. no. 487.) lid conical, length 

 of the cupula ; peduncles lateral, very short, nearly terete ; um- 

 bels 15-20-flowered; leaves oblong, tapering to both ends, 3-5- 

 nerved at the base. Tj . G. Native of New Holland. Petioles 

 and peduncles 3 lines long. Leaves 3 inches long, and half an 

 inch broad, rather coriaceous, and a little shining. Flower-bud 

 oblong, tapering to both ends, 2 lines long. 



Starry Eucalyptus. Tree. 



broad. 



OvateAeaved Eucalyptus, Clt. 1820. Shrub 6 to 8 ft. 



19 E. scA BRA (Dum. Cours. hot. cult. 7. p. 280.) operculum 

 rather conical, a little shorter than the cup; peduncles axillary, 

 angularly compressed, equal in length to the petioles, or longer ; 

 flowers capitate ; leaves lanceolate, unequal at the base, those 

 on the sterile branches curled, on the fertile flat ; when young 

 usually velvety, as well as the branches. T2 • Cr. Native of 

 New Holland. E. eugenioides, Sieb. pi. nov. hoU. exsic. no. 

 479. E. penicellata, Hort. 



crowded fascicles of short hairs, which at length fall off, and 

 the leaves become glabrous ; sometimes glabrous even in the 

 young state. Petioles 4 lines long. Leaves unequal at the 

 base, oval or oblong-lanceolate, acuminated. The peduncles, 

 in Sieber's specimens, are 4-5-flowered, and about equal in 



Branches and leaves bearintr 



14 E. OBLONGA (D. C. prod. 3, p. 217.) lid of calyx conical, length to the petioles, but in the plant cultivated by Noisette, 



length of the cupula ; peduncles lateral and axillary, compres- 

 sed, length of the petioles ; umbels 8-12-flowered ; leaves ob- 

 long, unequal at the base and attenuated, mucronate at the apex, 

 coriaceous, veinless. I2 • ^' Native of New Holland. Sieb. 



they are 15-20-flowered, and twice the length of the petioles. 



Scabrous Eucalyptus. Clt. 1810. Tree. 



20 E. pilula'ris (Smith in Lin. trans. 3. p. 284.) lid of calyx 

 conical, rather hemispherical at the base, a little shorter than the 



pi. exsic. no. 583. Flower-bud oblong, attenuated at both ends, cup; peduncles lateral, very short, rather angular ; flowers 6-7 



nearly sessile on the tops of the peduncles, and a little shorter 

 than them. Leaves 3-4 inches long, and 9 lines broad. 

 OblongAeawed Eucalyptus. Tree. 



in a head ; leaves linear-lanceolate, acuminated ; veins confluent 

 at the tops, forming a nerve, which is parallel with the margin. 

 T2 . G. Native of New Holland, Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. hoU. no. 



15 E. viMiNA LIS (Labill. nov. hoU. 2. p. 12. t. 151.) oper- 474. Sieber's plant is most probably the same as Smith's, but 

 culum conical; hardly acute, length of the cupula ; peduncles that of Sprengel is perhaps different, from the flowers being 



T2.G. 



axillary and lateral, compressed, shorter than the petioles ; flowers 

 sessile, 3 on the top of each peduncle; leaves linear-lanceolate. 



Native of Van Dieman's Land. Capsule hemispherical. 

 Leaves 3 inches long, and 4-5 lines broad. Intermediate be- 

 tween the first and second division of the genus. 



Twiggy Eucalyptus. Clt. 1810. Tree. 



16 E. capitella'ta (Smith in White, voy. p. 226. icon. nov. 

 holl. t. 42.) lid of calyx conical, bluntish, length of the cup, than the petioles ; flowers 15-20-together in an umbel, on short 



corymbose. Flower-bud about the size of a grain of millet. 

 Peduncles 2-3 lines long, nearly one-half shorter than the pe- 

 tioles. Leaves 3 inches long, and 5 lines broad. 



Pill-bearing Eucalyptus. Clt, 1804. Tree. 



21 E. radiata (Sieb. pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 425.) lid of 

 calyx hemispherical, mucronate, shorter than the cupula ; pe- 

 duncles axillary and lateral, rather angular, and rather shorter 



which is angular, and somewhat 2-edged ; peduncles lateral ; 

 flowers capitate ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, stiff", oblique. T? . G. 

 Native of New Holland. E. triantha. Link, enum. 2. p. 20. 

 and perhaps of Spreng. syst. 2. p. 501. 



Headed-Qowered Eucalyptus. Clt. 1804. Tree. 



17 E. sali'gna (Smith in Lin. trans. 3. p. 285.) operculum 

 acute, and is, as well as the cup angularly 2-edged ; peduncles 

 lateral, short ; flowers capitate ; leaves linear-lanceolate. F^ • G. 

 Native of New Holland. Flowers small. Calyx biangular. 

 Fruit turbinate. E. angustifolia, Link, enum. 2. p. 30. ex 



Spreng. 



' Willowy-lesLved Eucalyptus. Clt, 1804, Tree. 



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Operculum nearly conical or hemispherical, shorter than 



the cupula 



18 E. ova'ta (Labill. 1. c. p. 

 13. t. 153.) lid of calyx hemis- 

 pherical, mucronulate, shorter 

 than the cup ; peduncles axillary, 

 and somewhat terminal, nearly 

 terete, shorter than the petioles ; 

 flowers 3-5-together, capitate ; 

 leaves ovate, mucronate, a little 



FIG. 118. 



crenated. 



Tr- 



G. Native of 



New Holland, in Van Lewin's 

 Land. Leaves coriaceous, some 

 entire, and others irregularly 

 crenated. E. mucronkta. Link, 



E. androsemi- 



enum. 2. p. 30. 

 folia, Hoffm. verz. 



1826. Pe- 



pedicels ; leaves linear-lanceolate, veins very fine, confluent at 

 the apex, and forming a nerve, which is parallel with the margin. 

 T2 . G. Native of New Holland. Fruit globose, 8 lines in 

 diameter. Petioles 4 lines long. Leaves 4 inches loi 

 6-7 lines broad. 



7?a?/-nerved Eucalyptus, Tree. 



22 E. strxcta (Sieb. 1. c. no, 472.) operculum hemispherical, 

 mucronate, shorter than the cupula ; peduncles lateral, nearly 

 terete, a little longer than the petioles ; flowers 5-6 in a head ; 

 leaves stiff, linear-lanceolate, coriaceous, acuminated. Tj . G. 

 Native of New Holland. Fruit globose, 3 lines in diameter. 

 Petioles a line and a half long. Peduncles 3 lines long. Leaves 

 3 inches long, and 4 lines broad, rather shining, having the mid- 

 dle nerve hardly prominent, and the rest veinless. 



Straight Eucalyptus. Tree. 



23 E. H^ma'stoma (Smith in Lin. trans. 3. p. 285.) oper- 

 culum hemispherical, mucronulate, shorter than the cupula ; pe- 

 duncles axillary, and nearly terminal, rather angular, longer than 

 the petioles, some bearing one umbel at the apex, and others bear- 

 ing many umbels disposed in a racemose manner ; flowers pedicel- 

 late, Ji-10 in each umbel ; leaves linear-lanceolate, acuminated. 



Native of New Holland. E. racemosa, Cav. icon. 4, p. 

 X4. no. 377. White, trav. p. 226. with a figure. Leaves rather 

 unequal at the base, 3 inches long, and 6 lines broad. 

 ^/oorf^-w20«/AecZ Eucalyptus. Clt. 1803. Tree. 



24 E. LiGu'sTRiNA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 219.) operculum hemis- 

 pherical, mucronate, shorter than the cup ; peduncles axillary, 

 compressed, length of the petioles ; flowers G-8 in a head ; leaves 

 linear-lanceolate, very unequal at the base and attenuated, acu- 

 minated at the apex. V^ . G. Native of New Holland, 'sieb. 

 pi. exsic. nov. holl. no. 617. Leaves 2 inches lon<T, and 4-5 



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