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DESCRIPTION. 



CCCLXV. E. Whitei, Maiden and Blakely. 



In Journ. Roy. Soc, N.S.W., liv. 172 (1925). 



Iro^bark parva. cortice alte sulcato atro-cinereo; ligno pallide-rubro duro; foliis 

 junioribus lato-oblongis crassiusculis glaucis; foliis maturis petiolatis oblongo-lanceolatis 

 vel falcato lanceolatis, 7-13 cm. longis, 1-5-2 cm. latis, venis indistinctis, venis 

 secundariis e costa 30-40° orientibus; imiorescentia axillari umbellis 5-7 floris, 

 pedunculo commnni 7-10 mm. longo, pedicellibus graeilibus 4-5 mm. longis; 

 alabastris plerumque operculo brevi acuto calycis tubo ca equilongo; antheris lato- 

 ovatis per fissuras laterales aperientibus; loculamentis magnis; fructibus glaucis semi- 

 ovatis velleniter campanulatis truncatis aliquando apice leniter contracto 5-7 mm. 

 longis ca 5 mm. diametro; valvis leniter exsertis vel inclusis. 



A small ironbark of glaucous appearance, with a rather deeply-furrowed dark- 

 grey bark, deepening to lead coloured. Timber (only one small specimen seen) inclined 

 to pale red, close-grained and very hard. 



Juvenile leaves. — Those available are not very satisfactory. They are inclined 

 to broadish oblong, are obtuse, shortly petiolate, moderately thick and glaucous, more 

 or less undulate, 7-8 cm. long, 2 cm. broad. Intramarginal vein close to the edge, 

 venation somewhat obscure, the secondary veins making an angle of 35-45 degrees 

 with the midrib. 



Mature leaves petiolate, thickish, moderately glaucous, dull, the same colour 

 on both sides, oblong-lanceolate to falcate-lanceolate, 7 to 13 cm. long, 1-5 to 2 cm. 

 broad, intramarginal vein very close to the edge, venation indistinct, the secondary 

 veins making an angle of 30-40 degrees with the midrib. 



I llflorescence axillary, or occasionally somewhat racemose, 5 to 7 in the umbel, 

 the common peduncle slender, slightly compressed to almost terete, 7-10 mm. long, 

 the pedicels slender, 4-5 mm. long. Buds usually elongated, with a short acute 

 operculum about the same length as the calyx -tube; in some forms it is shorter. 

 Anthers broadly ovate with lateral slits, the cells large, also the dorsal gland. Floral 

 disc represented by a very thin membrane lining the calyx-tube. 



Fruit glaucous, semi-ovate to somewhat campanulate, truncate, usually 4-celled, 

 sometimes slightly contracted at the top, and gradually tapering into the slender 

 pedicel; valves short and broad, slightly exserted or enclosed, 5-7 mm. long, about 

 5 mm. in diameter. Capsular disc somewhat obscure, usually represented by a slight 

 thickening of the discal lining at its junction with the somewhat persistent staminal 

 ring. In common with the ironbarks and boxes, the capsular disc of this species is 

 not very well developed. 



The name proposed is in honour of Cyril Tenison White, Government Botanist 

 of Queensland, whose distinguished services to the botany of his State are well known, 



