15 



DESCRIPTION. 



CCCXC. E. pachy calyx Maiden and Blakely, n.sp. 



Gum tree parva ; corticc lcvi, E. maculatw similii ; foliis maturis lanceolato-falcatis, crassiusculis et 

 obscuris, venis obscuris, 6-12 cm. Icmgis, 1J-2J cm. latis; alabastris pedicellatis, cylindraceis vel concideis; 

 operculo calvce crasso levi longiore ; antheris latis oblongis (Platyantherse), loculis latis, lateralibus 

 glandula parva, terminale ; fructu noil viso. 



A small Gum tree, with a smooth, spotted bark like that of E. metadata. 



Juvenile leaves not seen. 



Xaturc leaves alternate, on long slender petioles, narrow-lanceolate to falcate-lanceolate, or 

 somewhat acuminate, 6-12 cm. long, 1-2-5 cm. broad, with a very fine and obscure venation; lateral veins 

 diverging at an angle of 35-40° to the midrib, intramarginal vein confluent with the margin. 



Inflorescence in axillary umbels of 5-7 pedicellate flowers. Buds moderately large, cylindrical 

 to conoidal, 10-11 x 6 mm.; operculum concial, longer than the smooth, thick calyx. Anthers broadly 

 oblong, adnatc at the base and terminating in a small terminal gland. Fruit not seen. 



RANGE. 



"A kind of Spotted Gum growing on the ranges at the back of Cairns, Queensland. 

 Stunted trees, bluish bark with black spots." (H. W. Mocatta, No. 13, December, 

 1915). This is the only locality known to us. 



AFFINITIES. 



1. With E. oleosa F.v.M. 



It resembles this species mainly in the anthers, which belong to Section 

 Platyantherae. 



2. With E. leptophleba F.v.M. 



The anthers of both species are somewhat alike, but those of E. pachycalyx are 

 somewhat broader than those of E. leptophleba F.v.M. The leaves of the former and 

 also the buds are different from those of the latter. 



3. With E. Bowmani F.v.M. 



This is also indigenous to tropical Queensland, and up to the present is 

 imperfectly known, but it appears to have broader leaves and different shaped anthers 

 to those of E. pacfo/calyx. 



•6514V— D 



