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DESCRIPTION. ..-:, ;-;.: 



CDXIV. E. suberenulata Maiden and Blakely- n.sp. 



Arbor parva, caulibus brevibus, levibus ; foliis junioribus sessilibus, ovatis vel orbicidaribus, subcrenulatis, 

 pallido-viridibus ; foliis niaturis lato-lanccolatis, petiolatis ; alabastris ovoidcis vel globosis, levibus, 

 sessilibus ; fructu hemispherico, truncate, nitente, rugoso, 5 x 7 mm. 



A small alpine tree, with smooth, crooked stems. 



Juvenile leaves sessile, ovate to orbicular, subcrenulate, light green, glossy. 



Intermediate leaves petiolate, ovate to oblong, thick, semicrenulate, up to 8 cm. long and 4 em. 

 broad. 



Mature leaves petiolate, broadly ovate to oblong-lanceolate, glossy, light green, abruptly tapering 

 into a long sub-terete, glandular, petiole, flat, thinly coriaceous, the margins revolute and often crcnulated, 

 especially at the top, which is obtuse or mucronate, 5-10 cm. long, 3-5 cm. broad. Venation moderately 

 distinct, the lateral veins few and distant, making an angle of 40-45° to the midrib. Intramarginal vein 

 distant from the edge. 



Inflorescence axillary, the very short peduncle supporting three sessile flowers with white 

 filaments. Buds sessile, globular to ovoid or somewhat cuneate at the extreme base, dark brown. Calyx 

 hemispherical to cupular, thick, shining, somewhat rugose. Operculum blunt, very shallow,' about half 

 the length of the calyx-tube. Anthers versatile, opening in long parallel slits, with a large dorsal gland. 

 Floral disc forming a thin lining over the conical base of the ovary. 



Fruit sessile, hemispherical to shortly campanulate, shining, glandular or irregularly pitted-rugose, 

 convex, valves slightly protruding, but not seen in a fully ripe state, 5x7 mm. Capsular disc repre- 

 sented by the somewhat thickened staminal ring and calycine rim. 



The leaves are somewhat shining, with a resinous-like substance, but not sticky, 

 light-green with yellowish-brown petioles, or the same colour as the semi-terete glandular 

 twigs. It seems to be a very marked species, showing affinity to E. Johnstoni and 

 E. vernicosa. See this work Part XXVIII, Plate 116, fig. 8a, mature leaf and buds; 

 86, anthers. 



RANGE. 



Mount Field East, Tasmania (at an elevation of about 4,000 feet, J. H. Maiden, 

 March, 1906). It is written up in this work, Part XXVIII, p. 181, as " A form showing 

 transit to E. vernicosa." 



