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On Eucalyptus Odorata, Behr, 



By J. H. Maiden, Grovernment Botanist of X.S.W., a.nd 

 Director of the Botanic Gardens, Sydney. 



[Read October 27, 1903.] 



This is an interesting species, described from South Aus- 

 tralian specimens collected in 1848, and until a year or twa 

 ago believed to be endemic to that State. "^ Since then it has 

 been traced into Victoria and extensively in New South- 

 Wales. It is believed to occur in Queensland, and may 

 yet be found in Western Australia. South Australian speci- 

 mens, described in some cases from imperfect material, give 

 rise to a perplexing number of synonyms which I will set 

 forth. Following is the original description of the species: — 



"178. Eucalyptus odorata, Behr. Rami elongati ut 

 reliquae partes glabri, juniores angulati (angulis 2 e basi 

 petiolorum orientibus, altero superiore magis prominente), 

 adulti teretes, cortice e viridi fuscescente. TJmbellce breviter 

 pedunculatae ex axillis foliorum dejectorum rariusve persist 

 tentium anni prseteriti prorumpunt, pedunculo J-J poll, 

 longo, flores 6-15 brevissime pedicellatos ferente, pedicellis 

 lineam circiter longis crassis angulatis, sensim in calycis 

 tubum, circ. 2 lin. longum, apice cylindricum, ex toto obconi-- 

 cum abiens, calyptra vix IJ lin., alta, conica obtusiuscula. 

 Stamina pluriserialia filamentis primum crispulis, dein IJ lin. 

 longis. Stylus cum stigmate terminali planiusculo nunc 

 calycis margine brevior, nunc ex eo magis minusve emergens. 

 Folia oblonga (cum petiolo 3-4 J poll, longa), leviter in- 

 sequilatera vix unquam curvata, basi in petiolum attenuata, 

 apice obtusa et tunc interdum mucronata v. acutiuscula vel in 

 acumen breve producta, glauca concolora, crebre pellucide 

 punctulata, margine leviter incrassato pallidiore, rete 

 vasculoso utrinque (in siccis) prominente, venis primariis 

 nervum juxta marginem procurrentem formantibus, spatio 

 marginem inter et nervum venuloso. Saepius folia irre- 



* Since the above ; was written I have observed the following : — ^' E. 

 odorata, from imperfect specimens forwarded to me, appears to exist on 

 the Lachlan (N.S.W.)."- "A Contribution to the Flora of Australia," 

 W. Woolls, p. 244 (1867). 



