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RANGE. 



Northern Australia, using the term in a wide sense, that is to say, the Northern 

 Territory and Northern Western Australia, and Northern Queensland (though with 

 some doubt). In the Northern Territory it extends from near the coast to a considerable 

 distance inland. Its range has not been fully ascertained. 



Western Australia. 

 The following specimen is from north Western Australia : — 



" Eucalyptus N.W.C." (North-west Coast). Allan Cunningham in Hookerian 

 Herbarium, referred to E. drepanophylla F.v.M., by Bentham (B.F1. iii, 221). 



Northern Territory. 

 Here it seems best developed. Specific localities are : — . 

 Port Darwin (M. Holtze) in Herb., Melbourne, as E. microtheca F.v.M. 



348. " Box Gum." Just going off flower. Kapid Creek, near Darwin (near 

 coast). (Dr. H. I. Jensen.) 6th November, 1915. 



346. " Common Box Gum." Burrundie, 5th November, 1915. (Dr. H. I. 

 Jensen.) In flower, with a few ripe fruits. The type. 



347. " Common Box Gum." Growing outside Court-house, Pine Creek, 6th 

 November, 1915. (Dr. H. I. Jensen.) In plump bud. 



346, 347, 348. " This is the Coolibar or Box of the Northern Territory. The 

 wood burns to a clean white ash, much appreciated for making clampers. Excellent, 

 durable timber, but not white-ant proof. In general appearance the tree is such a 

 typical Box, that I put it down as E. microtheca." (Dr. H. I. Jensen.) 



" Black Box. Rare." Edith River, near Roper River, May-September, 1911. 

 (W. S. Campbell.) 



In flower, Darwin to Roper River, 1912. (W. Baldwin Spencer.) 



422. "Box." Woolngi (Fergusson Railway Crossing). 5th July, 1916. "The slate 

 country where the slates are aluminous and fissile has Box preponderating. This Box is 

 identical with my Pine Creek Box (sent under Nos. 346, 347, 348)." (Dr. H. I. Jensen.) 



Stapleton (G. F. Hill, No. 456. Said by Mr. Hill to be same as 448.) 



Usually about 7-8 inches in diameter, but goes up to 14 inches. Grows on 

 low, stony foothills or grey soil gullies at foot of ranges on flats. Common in the 

 locality. Stapleton (G. F. Hill, No. 448). 



" Broad-leaved, otherwise indistinguishable from 448 and 449." Stapleton 

 (G. F. Hill. No. 457). The leaves, both juvenile and mature, are coarser than those 

 of the normal form. See fig. 4, Plate 156. (G. F. Hill, No. 457.) 



Queensland. 

 " Coolibah," Reid River via Townsville (Nicholas Daley). This is in bud, 

 flower and early fruit. I formerly looked upon it as E. microtheca F.v.M., but now 

 have little doubt that it is E. Spenceriana. 



