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AFFINITIES. 



Its closest affinity appears to lie with : — 



1. E. incrassata, Labill., var. angulosa, Beutli. 



But JiJ. incrassata and its varieties have foliage glabrous and even shiny, 

 except that the juvenile foliage is sometimes slightly glaucous. Its inflorescence 

 is sessile on a broad flat peduncle, while the buds are more ribbed, the operculum 

 more tapering; tlie fruits also are more cylindrical, usually more ribbed, and the 

 valves arc sunk. 



The anthers are a good deal similar (and, indeed, to anthers of other species 

 of the same grouji). 



2. With E. ccesia, Benth. 



This species was collected by Druiumond, and is imperfectly known, only 

 buds, fruits and leaves being available. We have Bentham's description, and until 

 E. ccesia is again collected (so far as I know only Drummond has found it) wc 

 must be in doubt as to some of its relationships. But, as comi)ared with E. 

 fVoodwardi, the leaves are very much smaller and less coarse, the fruits are much 

 larger and constricted a little at the orifice, and not widened at the (jritice (bell- 

 shaped) like E. Woodwardi. 



There is less ribbing of buds and fruits. Furthermore, in E. acsia there is 

 a very broad, smooth rim. The two species are probably closely related, but I think 

 that they are quite distinct. 



Its relations with some other very glaucous species may be indicated as 

 follows : — 



3. W^ith E. miniata, A. Cunn. 



This species has also the buds more or less ribbed. But they are sessile, and 

 the fruits arc larger and of a different shape ; the leaves are thinner, and have the 

 venation more marked than those of E. TToodwardi. 



4. E. Campaspe, S. le M. Moore. 



The foliage is much smaller, the buds are nearly sessile, rounded in shape 

 (ovoid), the fruits nearly hemisi)herical, and the valves slightly exsert. 



5. E. pleurocarpa, Schaucr {E. tetragona, F.v.M.). 



The foliage of this and E. Woodwardi are often a good deal similar, and 

 so they might be confused in the bush. The brauchlets and buds are a good deal 

 more angular, and the calyx is toothed, the fruit is larger and more cylindrical. 

 E. pletirocarpa belongs to the Section Eudesmitt% and the anthers are difl'erent. 



6. E. pruinosa, Schauer. 



It has some general resemblance to the above species in its glaucousness and 

 (sometimes) size of fruit, but the two species difiler sharply in anthers and foliage 

 (the le^ives of E. pruinosa are sessile). 



