DESCRIPTION. 



CCCLXXXIII. E. Biichielli Cambage. 



In Proc, Linn. Soc, N.S.W., li (1926), 325, with Plate 22. 



Folia matura lanceolata, longa circa G-15 cm., lata 1-3 cm., cum punctus rectis aut uncis, viridia prope 

 cinerea, interdum glauca in utramque partem, glabra, costa media distincta, venae laterales aliquanto 

 prominentes, dispositse ex costa media cum angulo circa 45-55 graduum, cum venularum tenuiorum 

 reticulo interveniente, vena intra marginem aliquanto procul margine, glandula? olei parvse sed multso, 

 petiolus longus 2 mm. ad 1 cm. 



Gemma clavatae, in breve pedicellatae, acuta? leviter glaucae calycis tubus aliquanto campanulatus 

 longus 3-4 mm., sta minis annulus parvus sed distinctus, directus, operculum in coni forma longum 2-3 mm. 



Fructus in piri aut ovi forma, truncati, longi 4-5 mm., diametros 3-6 mm. valvas fere exserta?, 

 pedunculi longi 5 mm. ad 1-4 cm. 



A tree about 40 feet high, with stem-diameter of 18 inches to 2 feet. 



Brant'lllets terete, brown to glaucous. 



Mature leaves lanceolate, from about 6 to 15 cm. long, 1-3 cm. broad, with straight or hooked 

 points, greyish-green to sometimes glaucous on both sides, glabrous, midrib distinct, lateral veins fairly 

 prominent, arranged at an angle of from about 45 to 55 degrees with the midrib, with a network of finer 

 veinlets between, intramarginal vein fairly distant from the edge, oil glands small bait numerous, petiole 



2 mm. to 1 cm. long. 



Buds clavate, shortly pedicellate, acute, slightly glaucous, calyx-tube somewhat campanulate 



3 4 mm. long, staminal ring small but distinct, vertical, operculum conical, 2-3 mm. long. 



Flowers pedicellate, umbels chiefly in terminal panicles, with three to seven flowers, anthers semi- 

 t rminal, broad, eomewhat like those of E. crebra, gland at back, filament nearly at the base. 



Fruits pyriform to ovoid, truncate, 4-5 mm. long, 3-6 mm. in diameter, valves usually exserted, 

 peduncles 5 mm. to 1-4 cm. long. 



Bark shortly fibrous to slightly furrowed. 



Timber reddish-brown, very hard, heavy and interlocked. 



Habitat.— About 20 miles north of Mungindi (type), Mookoo, and at Bumble in Queensland. About 

 15 miles south-east of Moree (Forest Guard W. M. Brennan). 



This species is named in honour of Adrian Wentworth Bucknell, Licensed Surveyor 

 of Mookoo, who is much interested in the local plants, and has supplied many native 

 names. 



