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conical, slightly spreading at the base and forming a prominent angle with the calyx- 

 tube. Filaments whitish; anthers kidney-shaped, opening in upwardly confluent 

 slits. Fruits globose, about 1 inch (2-5 cm.) in diameter, with a prominent rim and 

 slightly sunk capsule with obtuse included valves. 



The name commemorates John Staer, seed-collector, from whom I originally 

 received specimens. 



RANGE. 



Confined to south Western Australia (at no great distance from King George's 

 Sound), so far as we know at present. Occurs on sandy, usually sub-swampy flats near 

 Albany, extending over the sandy places to Denmark and near the Kent River; 

 flowers yellowish- white, flowering in November. 



AFFINITIES. 



1. With E. marginata Sm. 



Compare the figure of E. Staerii (as E. marginata var. Staerii) on Plate 210, with 

 that of E. marginata on Plate 230. The leaves are much' the same, but the fruits are 

 different, in the former being larger, globose, and, when ripe, with exsert valves and 

 a wider rim, those of the latter being pyriform, and with slenderer peduncles and 

 pedicels. Mr. Gardner's opercula of E. Staerii are conical, while those of E. marginata 

 are very much more elongated. The differences in the two barks have already 

 been described, while the two species are sharply separated by the pale-coloured 

 wood of E. Staerii and the well-known deep red, heavy wood of the latter. 



2. With E. Todtiana F.v.M. See Part XX and Plate 88. 



The timbers of the two species are pale-coloured, and but of little economic 

 value; the fruits are of about the same size and shape, but those of E. Todtiana have 

 smaller apertures and thinner rims. The latter species is scarcely found south of 

 Perth, while the home of E. Staerii is the King George's Sound district. The anthers 

 of both species, are, however, quite different. The affinities of the two species require 

 to be further worked out. 



