( 2087 ) 



Eucalyptus pulverulenta. Heart-leaved 

 Eucalyptus. 



C7ass awd Order. 



ICOSANDUIA MoNOGYMA. 



Generic Character. 



Cat. superus, persistens, truncatus ante anthesin tectus 

 operculo integerriroo, deciduo. Cor. 0. Caps. 4-locuiaris, 

 ap.ce dehiscens, polysperma. 



Specific Character and Synonym. 



Eucalyptus pulverulenta ; operculo hemisphaerico, foliis 

 oppositis orbiculato-cordatis intcgerrimis subcucullatis 

 puiverulentis, pedunculis trifloris axillaribus cum floribus 

 folio brevioribus. 



Eucalyptus cordata ; operculo hcmisphffirico mucronato, 

 foliis oppositis sessilibus cordatis crenatis. Labill. Nov. 

 lloll.p. 13. /. 152? 



Notwithstanding Mr. Brown informs us, tbat the specimen 

 of Labillahdiere's plant above quoted, is much less evidently 

 crcuulate than is represented in his figure, yet we can hardly 

 venture to consider our plant as the same species ; the leaves 

 being rounder than in that, the common peduncle shorter 

 than the calyx, instead of being the length of the flower 

 together with the operculum. Besides that cordata, according 

 io & Labillardiere is a lofty tree, which we should hardly 

 expect ours to become, having a weak green stem hardly 

 able to support itself, and seemingly adapted to grow in 

 thickets where it might be supported by the neighbouring 

 shrubs. But we do not put full confidence in these observa- 

 tions, because the foliage and habit of young plants often 

 change so materially, when they become arboreous. The 

 younger leaves are very white on the upper surface but 



green 



