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DESCRIPTION. 



CCLXXXIV. E. pumila Cambage. 



In Pwc. Roy. Soc. N.S.W., lii, 453, 1918 (with Plate XXXVII). 

 Following is the original description : — 



Arbuscula alta, cum truiicis inultis separatis, in altum pedes quindecim viginitive extendens, 

 trunci diametrum unciarum duarum triumve liabens. 



Ramuseuli angulares prsecipue ad extremitates. 



Folia (rev'ersio) ienera ovata ad ovata-lanceolata, 3-5 cm. longa 1-1-5 cm. lata. 



Folia matura linearia-lanceolata ad ovata-lanceolata, niodice crassa, sex- ad duodecim cm. longa, 

 unum ad tria cm. lata, ssepe leviter falcata ; utrobique obtuse viridia, extremitates fuscse et flaccide, 

 systema venosa modice clara, venee laterales angulis cir. circiter 40 ad 55° e corta media dispositsB, vena 

 inter margines plerumque juxta marginem, olei glandute numerosse. Petiolus 1-1-5 cm. longus. 



Gemmae. — Fuscse cum colore viridi tinctse, proper sessiles vel cum pediculis circiter unum mm. longis, 

 operculum conoide, quinque ad septem mm. longas, calycistibus vix longitudinis dimidius jDeduncuIus, 

 aiiquanto complanatus circiter unum mm. longus. 



Flores. — Circiter septem ad tredecim in umbella, antherss modicae callse parallelse. 



Frnctus. — Prope sessilfes, hemisphericales, diametrus circiter septem mm. plerumque cum 

 quatuor valvis exsertis, ora crassa, convexi. 



Cortex. — Tenuis et levis ad liumum, interdum cum vittis pendulis longis, crassus -5-2 mm., color 

 cinereus vel subviridis. 



Ligiium. — Fuscum in centrum, durum. 



A tall shrub of many separate stems reaching 1-5-20 feet high, with stem-diameter of 2-3 inches. 



BranchlctS. — Angular, especially towards the tips. 



Juvenile (reversion) foliage. — Ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 3-5 cm. long, 1-2-5 cm. broad. 



Mature leaves linear-lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, fairly thick, 6-12 cm. long, 1-3 cm. broad, 



often slightly falcate, dull green on both sides, tips brown and withered. Venation fairly distinct, lateral 

 veins arranged at angles of from about 40-55 degrees with the midrib, intramarginal vein usually close 

 to the edge. Oil glands numerous. Petiole from 1-1-5 cm. long. 



Buds. — Greenish-brown, almost sessile or with pedicels about 1 mm. long, operculum conoid, 

 5 to 7 mm. long, the calyx-tube scarcely half that length, peduncle somewhat flattened, about 1 cm. long. 



Flowers. — About 7-13 in the umbel, anthers of medium size, the cells parallel. 



Fruits. — Almost sessile, hemispherical, about 7 mm. in diameter with usually four exserted 

 valves, rim thick, convex. 



Bark. — Thin and smooth to the ground, sometimes ribbony, -5-2 mm. thick, slaty to greenish in 

 colour. 



Timber. — Brown towards centre, tough. 



Seedlings. — Hypocotyl red, erect, glabrous. 



