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(la) Hypocotyl (Miss Flockton), 



E. strict a, terete, red. 



E. dbtusiflora, terete, red, tall; terete, wiry, red; terete, tinted red. 



E. frazi» aide*, terete, smooth, ribbed, dark red (Monga); terete, red (State 

 Forest 577: also Nerriga). 



(2) Cotyledons (Petiole, taper). 



E. stricta. medium, tapering, slightly trinerved. 

 E. dbtusiflora, medium, tapering, trinerved. 

 E. fraxinoides, medium, tapering. 



(2(7) Uhdersurface (Miss Flockton). 



E. stricta, crimson; deep purple-red. 



E. obtusiflora, mauve: puce: purple-red. 



E . fraxinoides , deep purple red; tinted red; crimson. 



(3) Stem (Miss Flockton). 



E. stricta, terete, crimson with stellate protuberances (King's Tableland); terete, 

 red, with prominent glands (Blackheath). 



E. obtusi flora, terete, shaded puce, covered with stellate glands (The Spit). 

 E. fraxinoides, red, a little flattened, with small warty glands (Rocks, 

 Nerriga). 



(4) 1st Pair of Leaves (Petiole, shape, vestiture). 



E. stricta, short, oblong to lanceolate, glabrous. 



E. dbtusiflora, short, oblong, glabrous, rachis glandular. 



E . fraxinoides , short, lanceolate, glabrous, rachis minutely glandular. 



(5) Subsequent Pairs of Leaves (Number, petiole). 



E. stricta, two, short. 



E. obtusiflora, two, short. 



E . fraxinoides , three or more, short. 



(5a) Subsequent Pairs of Leaves (Shape, vestiture). 



E. stricta, oblong-lanceolate, glabrous. 



E. obtusiflora, lanceolate, minutely denticulate, the stem glandular. 



E. fraxinoides, lanceolate, slightly denticulate the stem glandular. 



