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DESCRIPTION. 



CCCXCI. E. subviriclis Maiden and Blakely, n.sp. 



Arbor mediocris; cortice crasso, fibroso in trunco; ramulis levibus; foliis junioribus ovatis vel lato- 

 lanceolatis, subviridibus ; foliis niaturis subviridibus, oblongo-lanceolatis ; alabastris ovoideis, levibus, 

 pedicellatis, 3-7 in umbella ; fructu globoso ; valvis exsertis, 7-9 x 8-10 mm. 



A medium-sized tree ; bark thick, matted-fibrous on trunk, smooth on branches. 



Juvenile leaves only seen in the alternate stage, shortly petiolate, ovate to broad-lanceolate, 

 subviridis, thin, slightly undulate, 4-8 x 3-5 cm. ; venation somewhat prominent on both sides ; lateral 

 veins diverging at an angle of 40-50° to the midrib, intramarginal vein distant from the edge. 



Intermediate leaves alternate, shortly petiolate, lanceolate to broadly and obliquely lanceolate, 

 undulate, somewhat thick, subglaucous, 8-13 x 4-8 cm. ; venation conspicuous ; lateral veins very irregular 

 and often furcate, radiating at an angle of 50-55° to the midrib ; intramarginal vein sometimes 5 mm. 

 from the margin. 



Mature leaves alternate, petiolate, oblong to narrow-lanceolate, with a more obscure venation 

 than the juvenile and intermediate leaves, diverging at an angle of 40-50° to the midrib; intramarginal 

 vein somewhat distant from the edge. 



Inflorescence usually in axillary umbels of 3-7, shortly pedicellate, medium-sized flowers on short 

 peduncles. Buds pedicellate, ovoid, smooth, scarcely acute, 7-8 x 5-6 mm. Calyx somewhat broadly 

 campanulate, very shallow ; operculum broadly conoid, 3-4 mm. long ; filaments white, not very numerous ; 

 anthers rather large, versatile, with broad parallel cells and a large dorsal gland. 



Fruit pedicellate, somewhat globose to pilular, 7-9 x 8-10 mm. ; disc rather prominent, with a 

 distinct calycine ring and shortly exsert valves. 



Timber reddish, soft and gummy, inferior to its congeners. 



RANGE. 



So far it has only been found near the Pound Yard at Marulan, and along Jounama 

 Creek, half a mile from Marulan, New South Wales (A. and P. Murphy, December, 1921). 



AFFINITIES. 



1. With E. cinerea P.v.M. 



It has the cortical characters of E. cinerea, but the foliage is greener, the buds 

 are more numerous and not angular or acute, while the fruits are larger, more globular, 

 and more numerous in the head. The seedlings of E. subviridis are slightly broader 

 and greener, with reddish stem, than those of the typical E. cinerea. 



2. With E. cinerea F.v.M. var. multiflora Maiden. 



The trees are much alike in the field, but the greener foliage of E. subviridis is 

 readily distinguished from that of var. multiflora, which is decidedly more glaucous. The 

 buds and fruits of the former are larger and of a different shape to those of the latter. 



