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DESCRIPTION. 



CD. E. congener Maiden and Blakely, n.sp. 



Arboe recta 40-60 ' alta, cortice aspero in trunco, levi in ramis ; foliis junioribus leniter glaucis, lanceolatis, 

 foliis maturis alternatis, petiolatis, lanceolatis, acuminatis, nitentibus; venis obscuris; infiorescentia in 

 umbellis axillaribus 7-12 floris ; alabastris gracilibus, conoideo-elavatis ; operculo conico calycis tubo 

 breviore ; antheris adnatis, reniformibus ; fructu pedicellato, ovoideo vel fere globoso, 8x7 mm. 



A tree 40-60 feet high, stems straight, 2-4 feet in diameter. Bark on trunk rough, intermediate 

 between a Box and a Peppermint bark, smooth on the branches, which decorticates in short, thin 

 ribbons. 



Juvenile leaves not seen in the earliest stage, opposite, lanceolate, shortly petiolate and slightly 

 glaucous, 6 cm. long, 3 cm. in diameter. Venation indistinct, the lateral veins diverging at an angle of 

 40-50° with the midrib. 



Intermediate leaves somewhat glaucous when fresh, broadly and obliquely lanceolate, on long 

 petioles, thin, coriaceous, 8-15 cm. long, 3-7 cm. broad ; venation fairly distinct, the median nerve rather 

 small, compressed beneath, slightly channelled above ; lateral veins radiating at an angle of 20-40° with 

 the midrib, the intramarginal vein distant from the edge. 



Mature leaves alternate, petiolate, narrow-lanceolate to obliquely falcate-lanceolate, acuminate, 

 the long slender apex often uncinate, rather thin and shining on both surfaces, with very obscure veins, 

 7-21 cm. long, 1-5-2-5 cm. broad, median nerve very slender, slightly raised beneath, faintly channelled 

 above, usually excentric and closer to the lower margin ; lateral veins diverging at an angle of 25-30° with 

 the midrib; intramarginal vein close to the edge. 



. Inflorescence axillary, the peduncle compressed and slightly angular, 10-20 mm. long, bearing 

 an umbel of 7-12 slender conoid-clavate buds; operculum conical, shorter than the calyx-tube. Anthers 

 adnate, reniform, with broad cells and a minute terminal gland. 



Fruit pedicellate, ovoid to nearly globular, truncate, rather thick, with a distinct flat or slightly 

 oblique dark-coloured, thick disc; valves four, minute, enclosed below the lower edge of the disc, 6-7 

 x 8-9 mm. 



Illustrations.— It is depicted in the present work, Part X, Plate 45, figs. 8a, 86, 

 8c, 8d, under E. piperita, and at p. 304 it is referred to as follows :— " At Wingello, New 

 South. Wales, there is an interesting tree known as ' Messmate,' one of two or three local 

 trees which display variation. This particular ' Messmate ' has fruits with rather 

 thicker rim than the normal piperita, and some fruits even display a rim like eugenioides . 

 It would be difficult, from fruits and leaves alone, to say whether this specimen is 

 eugenioides or piperita, under which species I have accordingly arranged it. See fig. 8, 

 Plate 45." 



RANGE. 



So far, it appears to be confined to the Wingello district, New South Wales. 

 ' There are several trees of this species growing in the vicinity of Wingello township. 

 In general appearance they look like E. pilularis, by reason of their rough stems and 

 smooth-barked branches." (J. L. Boorman and Andrew Murphy). 



