DESCRIPTION. 



CCLXXXIX. E. taeniola Baker and Smith. 



In Papers and Proc. Roy. Soc, Tasmania, 198 (1912), with a plate. 

 Following is the original description : — 



Arbor mediocia, altudinem 40-50 pedes attinens ; iamusculi teretcs, graciles. Cortex trunci in 

 laminis duris, similiter "Peppermint" geneiis. Folia alternate, semi-eoriacca, angusta lanccolata v. 

 lineata (taeniola) 12 uncias longa, i uncia lata ; venis paium insignis acutis obliqxiis, vena pciipherica a folii 

 margine conspicue remora. Peduncrdis axillaris, solitaiiis 5-9 floiis pedicellis vix idlis. Calyx turbinates 

 opercidum hemisphericum v. conicum. Fiuctus turbinatus, margo contracto, concavo, -| uncia longa, 

 J uncli lata, valvoe prorsus inclusee. 



A tree about 40 to 50 feet high and 2 feet in diameter, with a " Peppermint " laik. " Sucker " 

 leaves linear-lanceolate, straight, 4 to 6 inches long, -J inch wide, opposite or alternate. Normal leaves 

 narrow-linear t-o linear, lanceolate, up to nearly 1 foot long, thin, venation not pronounced, but best seen 

 in larger leaves, lateral veins very oblique, intramarginal vein removed from the edge. Peduncles axillary, 

 but (through the falling" off of the leaves) the inflorescence sometimes appears paniculate. Flowers few 

 in the head. Calyx pyriform ; operculum small, compressed, slightly pointed. 



Fruits pear-shaped, J inch long and \ inch wide, tapering into a short pedicel, rim countersunk, 

 valves not exsertcd. 



RANGE. 



The specimens upon which this species is founded were obtained by Mr. L. G. 

 Irby, at St. Mary's Pass, Tasmania. 



AFFINITIES. 



1 and 2. With E. Sieberiana F.v.M., and E. amygdalina Labill. 



In its native habitat — ■ 



It was found growing amongst trees of E. virgata and E. amygdalina Labill., and from which he 

 (Mr. Irby) states the species is easily differentiated in the field from its congeners. The bark is finer checked 

 than E. virgata, running more closely to the " Peppermint " bark in texture than the latter species. 



