820 



MYRTACE.E. XIV. EUCALYPTUS. 



lines broad. Petioles and peduncles 3-4 lines long. Perhaps 

 the same as E. salicifolia, Cav. icon. 4, p. 376. 

 Prirel-lih: Eucalyptus. Tree. 



25 E. AMYGDA'LINA (Labill. nov. lioll. 2. p. 14. t. 154.) lid 

 hemispherical, nearly mutic, shorter than the cup ; peduncles 

 axillary and lateral, nearly terete, length of the petioles ; umbels 

 (i-8-flowered, nearly capitate ; leaves linear-lanceolate, atten- 

 uated at the base, and acuminately mucronate at the apex. T? . 

 G. Native of Van Dieman's Land. Metrosideros salicifolia, 

 Gaertn. fr. 1. p. 171. t. 24. f. 3. a. but not b. E. globularis, 

 Hort. Leaves 3 inches long, and 3 lines broad, some unequal 

 at the base, and some equal. Petioles and peduncles 3 lines 

 long. Fruit globose, size of a grain of pepper. 



Almond-like Eucalyptus. Clt. 1820. Tree. 



26 E. AMBIGUA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 219.) lid hemispheri- 

 cal, mucronulate, shorter than the cupula; peduncles axil- 

 lary, compressed, length of the petioles ; umbels capitate, 8-9- 

 flowered ; leaves lanceolate, rather coriaceous, unequally atten- 

 uated at the base, and acuminately mucronate at the apex. Pj . 

 G. Native of New Holland. Allied to E. ligustr'ma and E. 

 amygddlina, but the fruit is nearly globose, and twice the size. 

 Petioles and peduncles 2-3 lines long. Leaves 2-3 inches 

 long, and 6-12 lines broad, stiffish ; lateral veins hardly evi- 

 dent. 



Ambiguous Eucalyptus. Tree. 



27 E. LINDLEYA'NA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 219.) operculum 

 hemispherical, nearly mutic ; peduncles nearly terete ; flowers 

 3-5 in an umbel ; leaves linear-lanceolate, some petiolate and 

 cuneated at the base, others sessile and obtuse at the base. Tj . 

 G. Native of New Holland. E. longifolia, Lindl. bot. reg. 

 t. 947. 



Lindley's Eucalyptus. Fl. June. Tree. 



28 E. BOTRYO'IDES (Smith in Lin. trans. 3. p. 286.) lid of calyx 

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

 duncles lateral, compressed, 4-6-flowered, capitate ; leaves 

 lanceolate, oblique. 17 . G. Native of New Holland. E. platy- 

 podos, Cav. icon. 4. p. 23. t. 341. Fruit turbinate, ex Smith, 

 but cylindrical according to Cav. 



Botrys-like Eucalyptus. Fl. Apr. July. Clt. 1803. Tree. 



29 E. PIPERITA (Smith, 1. c.) operculum hemispherical, mu- 

 cronate, shorter than the cup ; peduncles axillary and lateral, 

 compressed, shorter than the petioles ; umbels 3-5-flowered ; 

 branchlets angular ; leaves lanceolate, coriaceous, acuminated, 

 1 -nerved, and somewhat many-nerved at the base.' Tj . G. 

 Native of New Holland. White, trav. p. 226. with a figure. 

 Rchb. gart. mag. t. 42. Petioles 8 lines long. Peduncles 

 4 lines long. Leaves 4-6 inches long, and an inch broad, shin- 

 ing on both surfaces. 



Var. ft, pauciflbra (Sieb. pi. exsic. no. 470.) leaves longer; 

 umbels fewer-flowered. T? . G. Native of New Holland. 

 Peppery Eucalyptus. Clt. 1788. Tree. 



30 E. PA'LLENS (D. C. prod. 3. p. 219.) lid of calyx hemis- 

 pherical, nearly awnless, shorter than the cupula ; peduncles 

 axillary, compressed, length of the petioles ; umbels 5-7-flow- 

 ered ; branches angular ; leaves lanceolate, acuminated, rather 

 coriaceous, feather-nerved ; veins confluent in front of the mar- 

 gins. Tj . G. Native of New Holland. Sieb. pi. exsic. no. 

 606. Petioles 5 lines long. Leaves 5 inches long, hardly ob- 

 lique at the base, and nearly an inch and a half broad, white on 

 both surfaces. 



Pafc-leaved Eucalyptus. Tree. 



31 E. OBLIQUA (Lher. sert. angl. p. 18.) lid of calyx hemis- 

 pherical, mncronate, shorter than the cupula ; peduncles axil- 

 lary and lateral, and are, as well as the branches, nearly terete, 

 length of the petioles ; umbels 9-12-flowered ; leaves broad, lan- 

 ceolate, acuminated, very unequal at the base, feather-nerved. 



Jj . G. Native of New Holland. Lam. ill. t. 422. Salisb. par. 

 lond. 15. Smith, nov. holl. 13. Leaves 6-7 inches long, and 

 2 inches broad. Petioles and peduncles an inch long. 



Oblique-leaved Eucalyptus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1774. Tr. 

 100 ft. 



32 E. CORYMBOSA (Smith in Lin. trans. 3. p. 287. nov. holl. 

 p. 43.) operculum hemispherical, mucronate, shorter than the 

 cup ; peduncles angular, disposed in a terminal corymb ; leaves 

 lanceolate, equally attenuated at the base, coriaceous. Tj . G. 

 Native of New Holland. Cav. icon. t. 340. Fruit turbinate. 

 Petioles half an inch long. Leaves 4 inches long, and one broad. 

 Veins feathered, hardly evident. The E. corymbosa of the gar- 

 dens is probably distinct from this, but the flowers have not been 

 seen. 



Corymbose-flowered Eucalyptus. Clt. 1788. Tree. 



33 E. PANICULA'TA (Smith, 1. c.) operculum hemispherical, 

 mucronate, shorter than the cup, which is angular ; peduncles 

 angular, lower ones axillary, the rest disposed in a terminal 

 panicle ; leaves lanceolate, equally attenuated at the base, co- 

 riaceous. Tj . G. Native of New Holland. Fruit turbinate, 

 angular. Leaves 3 inches long, and 5-6 lines broad. Petioles 

 5 lines long. 



Paniclcd-fiowered Eucalyptus. Clt. 1804. Tree. 



34 E. GNEORIFOLIA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 220.) lid of calyx 

 hemispherical, nearly mutic, shorter than the cupula, which is 

 turbinate ; peduncles nearly terete, axillary, length of the pe- 

 tioles ; flowers 5-7 in a head ; leaves linear-lanceolate or oblong- 

 lanceolate, unequally attenuated at the base, coriaceous. J; . G. 

 Native of New Holland, on the eastern coast. Alabastrum witli 

 the lid or operculum about 4 lines long, obtuse. Flowers sessile on 

 the tops of the peduncles. Petioles 4 lines long. Leaves 2 inches 

 long, and 6 lines broad. The middle nerve is only prominent 

 or even evident. 



Widon-male-leaved Eucalyptus. Tree. 



35 E. OBTUSIFOLIA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 220.) operculum hemis- 

 pherical, very blunt, shorter than the cup, which is obovate ; 

 peduncles rather angular, axillary, length of the petioles ; 

 flowers 4-5 in each head ; leaves lanceolate, mucronate, un- 

 equally attenuated at the base, coriaceous. Ij . G. Native of 

 New Holland, on the eastern coast. Very like the preceding 

 species, but differs in the flowers being larger, in the cup of the 

 calyx being obovate, in the operculum being blunter, and in the 

 leaves being broader. The mucrones of the leaves are decidu- 

 ous as in the preceding species. 



Blunt-leaved Eucalyptus. Tree. 



* * * * Operculum hemispherical, much broader than the cu- 

 2)ula. 



36 E. GOMPHOCE'PHALA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 220.) operculum 

 hemispherical, obtuse, rather striated, much broader than the 

 cup, and a little longer ; peduncles 2-edged, length of the pe- 

 tioles, nearly terminal ; flowers 3-4 in each head or umbel ; leaves 

 lanceolate, acuminated, coriaceous. ^ . G. Native of New 

 Holland. Petals wanting. Stamens very numerous. Fruit an- 

 gularly compressed, rather turbinate, 4-celled. Petioles an inch 

 long, terete. Leaves glaucous, veinless, 5 inches long, and one 

 broad. 



Club-fionered Eucalyptus. Tree. 



***** Mature operculum depressed in the centre, where it 

 is umbonate, shorter than the cupula. 



37 E. GLOBULUS (Labill. voy. 1. p. 153. t. 13. nov. holl. 2. 

 p. 121.) operculum conical, when young length of the cup, which 

 is tetragonal, but in the adult state it is depressed, and mucro- 

 nate in the centre ; peduncles axillary, short, 1 -flowered ; leaves 

 alternate, lanceolate, nearly falcate. \ . G. Native of Van 



