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DESCRIPTION. 



CD XIII. E. Archeri Maiden and Blakely, n.sp. 



Frutex parvus; cortice levi, albo; foliis junioribus lato-ovatis vel spathulatis; foliis maturis angusto- 

 vel lato-lanceolatis, petiolatis, dilute viridibus; alabastris triplicibus, scssilibus, cylindicceis, 5-6 mm. 

 longis; antheris versatilibus, loculis longitudinalibus ; fruclu cdnoideo vel campanulato, 6x7 mm., valvis 

 iroertis. 



A small shrub, or dwarf stunted tree, with, a white bark. 



Juvenile leaves not seen in a fully developed state, broadly ovate to spathulatc, cmarginate, 

 3-5 x 2-5-3-S cm. Venation obscure. 



Mature leaves alternate, petiolate, thick, coriaceous, light green, narrow to broad-lanceolate, or 

 falcate-lanceolate, 5-10 x 1-3 cm. ; venation obscure ; lateral veins diverging at an angle of 35-40° with 

 the midrib; intramarginal vein distant from the edge. Petioles yellowish-brown to reddish-brown, 

 punctate, with small dark dots. 



Inflorescence in small axillary umbels of three flowers on short, compressed peduncle. Buds 

 sessile or nearly so, oblong or cylindrical, 5x6 mm., calyx-tube campanulate, warty, three times longer 

 than the very small, obtuse operculum. Anthers versatile, with longitudinal cells. 



Fruit ovoid to campanulate, yellowish, 6x7 mm., valves enclosed or very slightly exsert, but not 

 seen in a ripe state. 



RANGE. 



It is a Tasinanian species, and is only known from the following localities : — 

 Western Mountains (W. H. Archer, January, 1848). The type. Mount Barrow (Rev. 

 H. M. R. Rupp, January, 1921). 



AFFINITIES. 



1. With E. Gunnii Hook. f. 



It differs from E. Gunnii in being strictly glabrous in all its characters, in the 

 yellowish-green leaves, and in the smaller, sessile buds and fruits. The leaves of E. Gunnii 

 are glaucous. 



2. With E. vernlcosa Hook. f. 



It has nearly the same coloured foliage as E. vernicosa, but the leaves are longer. 

 The buds and fruits are also smaller and of a different shape to those of E. vernicosa. 



