8-2 



DESCRIPTION. 



CCXX XVIII. E. hcematoxylon Maiden. 



In Proc. Roy. Soc. N.S.W., xlvii, 218 (1913). 



Arbor parva altitudinem 20' et trunci diametrum 18" attinens, " Mountain Gum " nominata. 

 Bloodwood typicus. Cortex stratis mollibus rubris secedens. Lignum rubrum, gummi venis. Folia 

 pctiolata lanceolata ad lato-lanceolata, coriacea, 8-9 cm. longa 2-3 cm. lata. Venae secundariae tcnucB 

 et fere paralleles. Flores in corymbo irregulare. Filamenta alba. Fiuctus ovoidei vel fere sphaeiici, 

 aliquando orificio constricti, urceolati, 3 cm. longi, 2-5 cm. lati. Orificium 1 cm. latum. 



A small tree, attaining a height of 20 feet and a trunk diameter of 18 inches. " Much resembling 

 E. calophylla R.Br., the ' Red Gum,' in general appearance." Known as " Mountain Gum." It is a 

 typical " Bloodwood." 



Bark. — Id soft reddish flakes, typically that of a " Bloodwood." 



Timber. — Red, with gum veins, stated to be " very soft " ; a typical Bloodwood timber, hence 

 the specific name suggested. 



Juyenile Leaves.' — Broadly lanceolate, thin-membranous, reddish purple, petiolate, margin 

 thickened, secondary veins very fine and nearly parallel to each other. Containing caoutchouc. 



Mature Leaves. — Petiolate, lanceolate to broadly -lanceolate, symmetrical or somewhat oblique, 

 apex attenuate-acuminate, coriaceous and of medium thickness, equally green on both sides, margin 

 thickened, intramarginal vein not far removed from the edge. Secondary veins fijie and nearly parallel 

 to each other. Length say 8 or 9 cm., and breadth 2-3 cm. 



Bads. — In a large corymb consisting of individual umbels of four to seven. Each peduncle thin, 

 flattened, ribbed, and about 2'5 cm. long; the pedicels sin'ilar but slenderer, and from 1 to 1-5 cto long. 

 The bud club-shaped, the operculum pointed, short, less than half as long as the calyx-tube, which is 

 contracted at the orifice, and which does not taper gradually into the pedicel. 



Flowers.' — Filaments cream-coloured, stamens inflected in the bud, the anthers all fertile, long 

 and somewhat pale, opening in parallel slits, small gland at the top ; versatile. 



Style ribbed, the stigma hardly exceeding it in thickness. 



The anthers, style and stigma appear to be identical with those of E. corymbosa. 



(The description of the buds and flowers, oy. cit. xlviii, 432 (1914).) 



Fruits. — Ovoid to nearly spherical, sometimes constricted at the orifice, thus taking on an uiccolate 

 shape. Large, 3 cm. long and 2-5 cm. broad, with an aperture of 1 cm. and less. Tips of valves well sunk. 

 Seeds large, wing rudimentary. 



