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and E. phcenicea. The term "Melaleuca gum-tree " was coined by Lcichhardt, as 

 will be seen presently, and refers to the papery bark ; the term Mica-bark is a little 

 more fanciful, and was originated by Mueller. 



The glory of this tree consists in the gorgeousness of the flowers, which 

 vary from orange to nearly scarlet in colour. 



It possesses a large anther, opening in parallel slits close to where the anther 

 cells meet. Opens widely from the outer side ; is curved back by the tsvo cells not 

 separating in the middle. Gland at the back. Filament attached at the middle. 

 Versatile. Ibis appears to be a unique anther ; E. phcenicea has a similar one but 

 rather smaller. 



SYNONYM. 



E. aurantiaca F.v.M., in Journ. Linn. Soc., iii, 01 (1859). The type came 

 from the Gulf of Carpentaria. 



RANGE. 



This is a tropical species, and the type comes from craggy declivities near 

 York Sound (North West Australia). 



Bentham gives the following localities : — Hunter's River, York Sound (the 

 river flows into York Sound from the north) ; and Greville Island, North West 

 Australia, A. Cunningham; islands of the Gulf of Carpentaria, It. Broicn ; sandy 

 plains and rocky table-lands round the Gulf of Carpentaria, F. Mueller ; between 

 the Lynd River and Port Essington, Leichhardt. 



Mueller adds "Palmer River, North Queensland (T. Gulliver)," and gives 

 the range collectively as " around the Gulf of Carpentaria to Arnhem's Land, 

 reaching the Victoria River (Mueller) and Port Darwin (Schullz)." 



It is in the National Herbarium, Sydney, from the following localities : — ■ 



North West Australia, Greville Island (A. Cunningham), a co-type. Summit 

 of Mt. Rason (King Leopold Range), Table-top Mountain (Artesian Range), Goody 

 Goody (W. V. Fitzgerald). 



Mr. Fitzgerald, in a newspaper, says that it " occurs near Derby, but it is 

 much more abundant north-east of the King Leopold Ranges, where it forms a not 

 inconsiderable constituent of the forest vegetation ; covering the sandstone and 

 quartzitc ranges and foot-hills." He calls it " Woolly-butt." Derby is on King 



