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The fruits of E. Bourlieri depicted at Plate 212 are immature, and, therefore 

 are unsatisfatory for taxonomic purposes. The fruits of the type are closely sessile, 

 unicostate and very glaucous. The fruits of E. unialata are almost the same shape as 

 those of E. Bourlieri, but they are thicker and less glaucous, and the valves appear to 

 be stronger and more exsert. The description of the fruits of E. Bourlieri, especially 

 as regards the setting of the fruit, which is generally solitary, agrees very well with fruiting 

 specimens of E. unialata in the National Herbarium, Sydney. 



It seems to me, that owing to the variation in the buds and fruits of E. Bourlieri 

 it should be kept apart from E. unialata and E. antipolitensis. In any case, it is the 

 oldest species of the three, and if at any time the others are found to be conspecific, it 

 has priority over them. 



