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(2) Cotyledons (Pet.iole, taper). 



E. Staigeriana, emarginate, short, tapering. 



E. decorticans, emarginate, long, tapering. 



E. crebra, emarginate, long, tapering. 



E. sideroxylon, emarginate, long, tapering. 



E. bieolor, emarginate, short, tapering. 



E. microtheca, slightly emarginate, medium, tapering. 



E. Normantonensis, slightly emarginate, short, tapering. 



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

 E. Staigeriana, pale green (Cooktown). 

 E. decorticans, purple (Eidsvold). 



A', crebra, red (Murrumbidgee, Eidsvold and Glenbrook) ; puce (Dunedoo). 

 E. sideroxylon, crimson (Stuart Town) ; green (Merrindie) ; red (Wallangarra). 

 E. bieolor. pink (Bourke). 

 E. microiheca, green (Bourke). 

 E. Normantonensis, green (Normanton). 



(3) Stem (Miss Flockton). 



E. Stqigeriana, 'with slight pink tint (Cooktown). 



E. decorticans, angular, shaded red (Eidsvold). 



E. crebra, green, tinted red (Murrumbidgee) ; getting angular, red, smooth 

 (Eidsvold) ; slightly angular (second sowing) ; at first terete, becoming angled red, 

 (Glenbrook). 



E. sideroxylon, red (Stuart Town) ; slightly tinted, red (Minore). 



E. bieolor, with scattered oil glands (Bourke). 



E. microiheca, shaded red, angular (Bourke). 



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

 E. Staigeriana, petiolate, linear, glabrous. 



E. decorticans, petiolate, linear-lanceolate, glabrous. 



E. crebra, E. sideroxylon, E. bieolor, E. microiheca and E. Normantonensis, all 

 as E. decorticans. 



(5) Subsequent Pairs of Leaves (Number, shape, vestiture). 



E. Staigeriana eight linear to linear lanceolate, glabrous, light green. 



E. decorticans lour, narrow-lanceolate, glabrous, light green shaded red. 



E. crebra, five, narrow-lanceolate, glabrous, light to yellowish-green. 



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