DESCRIPTION. 



CCCLXXXV. E. conglomerate, Maiden, and Blakely, n.sp. 



Arbor parva, stringvbark; cortice aspero, fibroso, sulcato; foliis junioribus, lincari-lanccolatis, stellato- 

 pilosis ; foliis maturis lanceolatis vel obliquo-lanceolatis, 6-12 cm. longis, l-J-3 cm. latis ; alabastris parvis, 

 numerosis confertis in capitulis densis ; fructu urceolato vel globoso, sessili in capitulis parvis globoso. 



A small Stringvbark, 12-20 feet high; bark rough, thick, fibrous, deeply furrowed. 



Juvenile Leaves not seen in the earliest stage, alternate, sessile to very shortly petiolate, narrow- 

 lanceolate, somewhat scabrous, with minutely denticulate, slightly revolute margins and when very young 

 stellate-hairy, 1-5-4 cm. long, 4-8 mm. broad. Venation obscure. 



Intermediate Leaves alternate, very shortly petiolate, narrow-lanceolate to obliquely lanceolate, 

 thick, light green, 4-8 cm. long, 1-5-3-5 cm. broad; venation obscure, lateral veins diverging at an angle 

 of 40-50° to the midrib ; intra marginal vein close to the edge. 



Mature Leaves alternate, petiolate, lanceolate to obliquely lanceolate or falcate-lanceolate, thick, 

 coriaceous, somewhat glossy, 6-12 cm. long, 1-5-4 cm. broad; venation rather fine and somewhat obscure; 

 lateral veins spreading at an angle of 25-30° to the midrib ; intramarginal vein close to the edge. 



Inflorescence in axillary umbels of 10-18 small, sessile flowers. Buds slender, cylindrical, scarcely 

 acute, about 5 mm. long ; the peduncle 8-10 mm. long, usually strap-shaped. Anthers reniform, with a 

 small terminal gland. 



Fruit sessile or nearly so, congested in dense, globular heads, pilular to slightly urceolate, with a 

 broad orifice and a small oblique disc, about 5x5 mm., 3-4 celled, the very short deciduous valves 

 enclosed. 



RANGE. 



It seems to be confined to Southern Queensland and the northern parts of New 

 South Wales. In the latter State it has been found at Denman (W. Heron), Armidale 

 district (A. W. Howitt. March, 1903). Queensland— Small trees, 12-20 feet high; bark 

 stringy: ultimate branches naked. Sandy country on edge of peat swamps, Beerwah, 

 Southern Queensland (W. D. Francis and C. T. White, No. 24. September, 1919). The 

 type. 



AFFINITIES. 



1. With E. eugenioides Sieb. 



It is readily distinguished from this species by its narrower suckers, densely 

 packed buds and small globular fruits. It appears also to be a smaller tree than 

 E. eugenioides. 



2. With E. globoidea Blakely. 



Both species are typical stringybarks, and. they resemble each other a great deal 

 in the compact, more or less conglomerate fruits, but the juvenile leaves of E. conglomerata 

 are much narrower than those of E. globoidea. 



