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DESCRIPTION. 



LIV. E. pruinosa, Schaner. 



In Walpers' Bepert. ii, 920 (1843). See also F.v.M. in Fragm. iii, 132 (1862-3). 

 The descriptions in both these works are in Latin, but in English in JB. Fl. iii, 213 

 (1866), and in " Eucalyptographia " with a figure. 



Schauer tells us that the original specimen was collected by Ferdinand Bauer. 

 (It was found along the Gulf of Carpentaria in 1802-5). Figure 5a of Plate 54 was 

 drawn from the type in the Vienna Herbarium, lent to me for the purpose. 



Notes supplementary to the Description. 



This is the "Silver-leaved Box" of Northern Australia, and Mr. E. Palmer 

 records that its native name is " Kullingal." He also states that the Cloncurry 

 blacks employ the inner bark for rheumatic pains. 



Mueller states that this tropical tree is small or middle-sized, and with "box- 

 bark " ; he also suggests its use as a fuel-supply tree for the tropics. 



SYNONYM. 



E. spodophylla, F.v.M. in Fragm. ii, 71. 

 It would appear that his species was never properly described, but the name 

 cannot be ignored. Following is the reference at Fragm. ii, 71. 



" E. spodophylla systematic divellitur ab E. pulverulenta jam corticis textura 

 et staminum brevitate." 



It has been distributed under this name in several important herbaria. 



RANGE. 



Mueller (Eucalyptographia) states that it is rather frequent in arid country 

 around the Gulf of Carpentaria, and in Arnheim's Land, especially on the sandstone- 

 tablelands, extending southward at least to the sources of the Victoria River, the 

 commencement of Sturt's Creek (Mueller), and of Ord Biver (A. Forrest), occurring 

 also in the islands of Carpentaria (B. Brown, Bauer, Henne). 



It is represented as follows in the National Herbarium, Sydney : — 



Queensland and Northern Australia. — Mt. Albion (S. Dixon) ; Bavenswood 



(collected for P. M. Bailey); Stannary Hills (Dr. T. L. Bancroft); "The Upper 



Lynd " (Leichhardt) ; Sweer's Island (Henne). 



North-icesfem West Australia. — East Kimberley "Apple Gum" (B. 

 Helms). In flower only. Ord Biver, E. Kimberley (W. V. Fitzgerald), with small 

 fruits and well-exserted valves. 



