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Some localities south of Pore Jackson are as follows : — ■ 



Loftus; just below station, on right hand side of road leading to Audley's (J. H, 

 Carnfield). Fruits figured, also pair of juvenile (sucker) leaves, at fig. 7, Plate 43. 



National Park (E. Betche). (Fruits figured.) Port Hacking (E. Cheel). 



Then we have a gap, but I have seen it in intermediate localities. Jervis Bay 

 (J.H.M.). 



Rims of fruits narrowish, leaves up to broadish. Gonjola (W. Heron). 



The two latter specimens are not strictly typical, and are referred to in this work, 

 Part IX, p. 281, under E. virgata. Having reconsidered them, I attribute them to 

 E. obtusiflora, and feel that if the vicinity of the coast be searched we shall find 

 specimens from these two localities (and, indeed, from further south) more closely 

 resembling the type. 



AFFINITIES. 



1. With E. obliqua L'Herit. 



" Allied to E. obliqua, but with much more rigid, straighter leaves, the flowers 

 larger, and the fruit much larger and differently shaped." (B.F1. iii, 205.) 



2. With E. stricta Sieb. 



Its affinity, however, is with E. stricta, of which it is practically the coastal form. 

 At the same time I believe the species to be sufficiently distinct, and perusal of the 

 table on page 289 may sufficiently indicate their similarities and the reverse. 



The suckers of E. obtusiflora are broadish, and those of E. stricta, narrowish. 



3. With E. virgata iSieb. and E. oreacles R. T. Baker. 



These two species may be compared with E. obtusiflora, as follows : — 



E. obtusiflora DC. 



E. virgata Sieb. 



E. oreacles K. T. Faker. 



Branchlets terete, or only the 

 very young ones imperfectly 

 angular. Leavesoblong-straight. 

 or only slightly falcate. 



Petioles not decurrent. 



Peduncles uniform, not dilated, 

 almost terete when fully de- 

 veloped, never flat. 



Pedicels terete. 



Opercrdum very short, with a 



minute point or none. 

 Fruits urceolate to semi-globose. 



wrinkled, without angles. 



Rarely 5-celled, except in very 



large fruits. 



Branchlets quadrangularor winged 

 Leaves coarse. 



Petioles decuirent. 



Peduncles dilated upwards with 



sharp edges, remaining com 



pressed. 

 Pedicels compressed or angled in 



bud, often quadrangular in fruit. 

 Operculum with a long beak. 



Fruits campanulate-truncate, im- 

 perfectly winged by the angled 

 pedicels, and also irregularly 

 longitudinally streaked. Fre 

 quently 5-cellcd. 



Branchlets compiessed or slightly 

 angular, leaves long, falcate. 



Petioles long, but not decurrent. 

 Peduncles compressed, dilated 



upwards, but only about half 



as broad as E. virgata. 

 Pedicels compressed or terete, 



not angled. 

 Operculum concid, not large. 



Fruits somewhat urceolate to 

 semi-canipanulate, the rim 

 convexed in some forms, light- 

 ly domed or truncate in others, 

 the small forms 4-celled, the 

 large 5-celled ; smooth, not 

 ridged as in E. virgata. 



