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E. Planchoniana, broad reniform, slightly emarginate, tapering into the medium 

 petiole, 18 mm. long, 12 mm. broad, trinerved, light green, purple-brown beneath. 



E. sepulcralis, somewhat cuneate-reniform, tapering to about into the short 

 petiole for about half its length, slightly emarginate, 17 mm. long, 13 mm. broad, 

 trinerved, light green. 



E. buprestium, broad reniform, slightly emarginate, tapering into the very short 

 petiole, 25 mm. long, 18 mm. broad, veiny or about 7-nerved, glaucous green. 



(2a) Cotyledons (Undersurface, Miss Flockton). 

 E. marginata, slight purple tint. 

 E. Todtiana, purple. 



E. Planchoniana, deep crimson (8 -Mile Plains); purple-red (Stradbroke Island) 

 E. sepulcralis, rich puce. 

 E. buprestium crimson. 



(3) Stem. 



E . marginata. As in E.ficifolia (Lubbock). (Miss Flockton.) 



E. marginata, tinted pink (No. 217). 



E. Todtiana, thick red. 



E. Planchoniana, smooth red (8 -Mile Plains). 



E. buprestium, smooth, tinted red (Kalgan Plains). 



(4) 1st pair of leaves (Petiole, shape, vestiture). 



E. -marginata. Sessile, coriaceous, ovate-lanceolate subacute, glabrous, light, 

 green, distinctly pinnatinerved. (Lubbock). 



E. Todtiana, shortly petiolate or almost sessile, oblong lanceolate, slightly 

 undulate, 4*5 cm. long, 2-5 cm. broad, light green, glabrous (Perth, Western Australia). 



E. Planchoniana, distinctly but shortly petiolate, narrow-lanceolate, slightly 

 undulate, 4*5 cm. long, 1-5 cm. broad, subglaucous, glabrous (8-Mile Plains, Brisbane). 



E. sepulcralis, almost or quite sessile, ovate-cuneate, emarginate, 2-5 cm. long, 

 1-5 cm. broad, subglaucous, glabrous (Bremer Bay). 



E. buprestium, sessile, ovate, 3-5 cm. long, 2-5 cm. broad, light glaucous green, 

 glabrous (Kalgan Plains). 



(5) Subsequent pairs of leaves (Number, shape, vestiture). 



E. marginata, six or more, sessile up to the sixth pair, broad lanceolate, ranging 

 from 5 cm. long, 1-5 cm. broad, to 7 cm. long, 2*5 cm. broad, light green, glabrous (near 

 Perth). 



E. Todtiana, six or more, sessile up to the sixth pair, then shortly petiolate and 

 still opposite at 24 inches, broad to narrow lanceolate, at 11 inches, 12 cm. long, 3-5 cm. 

 broad, light green, glabrous (Peninsula Estate, Maylands, W.A.) 



