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DESCRIPTION. 



CCLXVIII. E. Brownii Maiden and Cambage. 



In Joum. Roy. Soc. N.S.W., xlvii, 215 (1913). 

 Following is the original description : — 



Box tree mediocris, circiter 40' alta, erecta magis quam dependens. Cortex dura, lamellosa. Folia 

 juvenilia lanceolata vel angusto lanceolata. Folia matura lanceolata, 10-15 cm. longa, 2-3 cm. lata, 

 venis lateralibus angulo 30° ad costam mediam. 



Alabastri parvi, clavati, operculum hsemisphsericum, umbella quaque 3-9 in capita. Fructus parvi, 

 conoidei, circiter 3 cm. diametro. 



We propose the name in honour of the great Robert Brown, who (amongst other parts) is closely 

 identified with the botany of Northern Queensland. 



A medium-sized Box-tree, about 40 feet high, erect rather than drooping. 



Bark. — Hard thin flaky Box-bark, on the trunk and large branches, the ultimate branchlets smooth. 



Juvenile leaves. — Lanceolate or narrow lanceolate. Generally long and narrow, petiolate, 

 equally green on both sides, and slightly shiny, venation distinct, spreading, intramarginal vein distinct 

 from the edge. Size say 20 by 2 cm. 



Mature leaves. — Lanceolate; except as regards the size, the description of the juvenile leaves 

 applies. Size say 10-15 by 2-3 cm. Lateral veins arranged at angle of about thirty degrees with the 

 midrib. 



Buds small, clavate, operculum hemispherical or slightly umbonate, and about half the length of 

 the calyx-tube, which tapers gradually into the pedicel. 



Flowers. — Inflorescence paniculate, the individual umbels three to nine in the head. 



Anthers semi-terminal, nearly globular in shape, opening in small pores on each side near the top. 

 Filament at the base, small gland on the top. 



Fruits. — Fruits small, conoid, about 3 cm. in diameter and the calyx-tube about the same length, 

 tapering, not perfectly gradually, into the pedicel, rim thin, tips of the valves flush with the orifice, which 

 is not constricted. 



RANGE. 



It is confined to Northern Queensland, so far as we know at present. 



Type from Reid River, near Townsville (N. Daley, Sept. and Dec, 1912). 



Wirra Wirra, Almaden to Forsayth, North Queensland, growing on a somewhat 

 sandy-conglomerate formation which furnishes a more siliceous soil than that usually 

 selected by Box trees. (R. H. Cambage, No. 3895, August, 1913.) 



