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DESCRIPTION. 



CCCLXIX. x E. Kalangadooensis, Maiden and Blakely. 



In Joum. Roy. Soo., N.S.W., lix, 165 (1925). 



(It is suggested that this may be a hybrid, of which E. rubida may be a parent.} 



Arbor alta cortice laevi; foliis maturis alternates petiolatis angustis vel latiusculo- 

 lanceolatis, leniter undulatis, supra subtusque nitentibus, 8-14 cm. longis, 1-5-3 cm. 

 latis; venatione distincta, venis lateralibus e costa 30-40° orientibus ; inflorescentia 

 in umbellis simplicibus et axillaribus, pedunculo 10-15 mm. longo, 4-10 flores subsessiles 

 ferentes; calyce turbinato operculo rostrato sequilongo; antheris versatilibus paralleliter 

 dehiscentibus ; disco florale interiorem atro-carnosam calycis tubi formante et ad 

 ovarii basin extendente; fructibus turbinatis vel semiovatis disco distincto coronato 

 et 3-5 valvis acutis valde exsertis. 



A tall tree, with a smooth bark (Prof. J. B. Cleland, M.D., and Dr. J. A. 

 Holland). 



Juvenile leaves not seen in the earliest stages, but two in the opposite stage on 

 a fruiting branch are shortly petiolate, broadly lanceolate, obtuse, coriaceous, glossy 

 on both sides, 8 cm. long, 4-5 cm. broad, the margin slightly thickened. Venation 

 prominent, the lateral veins few and distant, making an angle of 35-45 degrees with the 

 midrib; intramarginal vein distinct and distant from the edge. 



Mature leaves alternate, petiolate, narrow to broadish-lanceolate, shortly acute 

 to acuminate, somewhat undulate, glossy on both sides, 8-14 cm. long, 1-5-3 cm. broad. 

 Venation distinct, intramarginal vein distant from the edge, lateral veins making an 

 angle of 30-40 degrees with the midrib. 



Illlioresceiiee in simple axillary umbels, the 10-15 mm. peduncle bearing 4-10 

 shortly pedicellate flowers. Buds 10-12 mm. long, 5-7 mm. in diameter; calyx 

 turbinate, about the same length as the rostrate operculum. Anthers versatile, opening 

 in long parallel slits, the broad dorsal gland about half the length of the anther. Floral 

 disc forming a dark carnose lining around the inner portion of the calyx-tube and 

 extending to the base of the ovary, the ovary itself conical and slightly exceeding the 

 rim of the calyx-tube in the newly spent flowers. 



Fruit turbinate to semi-ovate, crowned by a well defined disc, and 3-5 acute 

 white valves protruding well beyond it, 10 mm. long, 7-8 mm. in diameter. Capsular 

 disc thick, convex, extending about half way over the valves, but quite free from them, 

 the rim of the calyx-tube and the staminal ring usually well defined at the base of the 

 disc, 



