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DESCRIPTION. 



CCCLXX. E. albida, Maiden and Blakely. 



In J mm. Roy. Soc, N.S.W., lix, 175 (1925). 



Mallee parva 2-6' alta, caulibus tenuibus e basi lignea orientibus, cortice tenui rubro- 

 brunneo; foliis juriioribus tenuibus glaucis sessilibus cordatis vel ellipticis mucronatis 

 12-27 mm. longis, 12-22 mm. latis, plurimis paribus oppositis; venatione mediocriter 

 distinctis, venis secundariis e costa 45-60° orientibus, vena peripherics margini 

 approximate; foliis maturis tenuibus pallido-viridibus utrimque nitentibus, petiolatis, 

 oblongis vel angusto-lanceolatis, 4-7 cm. longis, 5-10 mm. latis; venatione distincta, 

 venis secundariis e costa 40-45° orientibus, vena peripberica margini approximata; 

 inflorescentia axillari, pedunculo communi flores 5-7 distincte pedicellatos ferentes; 

 alabastris clavatis 4 mm. longis, operculo obtuso calycis tubo a?quilongo; antheris 

 adnatis per poros semi-terminales dehiscentibus ; style gracili persistente apice torta; 

 fructibus semi-ovatis, truncatis 3-4 mm. longis, valvarum trium apicibus acutissimis 

 e margine capsular exsertis. 



A dwarf Mallee of 2 to 6 feet in height, stems thin, straggling, from a woody 

 stock, the bark thin, warm red or reddish-brown, with small purple patches of bark 

 when collected. 



Juvenile leaves thin, conspicuously glaucous, sessile to slightly stem-clasping, 

 opposite for an indefinite number of pairs, the lowest pairs orbicular, emarginate, oblong, 

 cordate to elliptical, the upper ones usually mucronate or acuminate at the apex, 12-27 

 mm. long, 12-22 mm. broad. Venation moderately distinct, the secondary veins 

 making an angle of 45-60 degrees with the midrib; intramarginal vein almost obscure 

 and usually very close to the edge. 



Intermediate leaves glaucous, alternate, sessile to very shortly petiolate, oblong 

 to broadly lanceolate, with a short acuminate point, 27-60 mm. long, 18-28 mm. broad. 

 Venation distinct, the secondary veins making an angle of 45-60 degrees with the 

 midrib; intramarginal vein somewhat distant from the edge. 



Mature leaves thin, light green and shining on both sides, petiolate, oblong to 

 narrow-lanceolate, often with a long acuminate point, 4-7 cm. long, 5-10 mm. broad. 

 Venation distinct, the secondary veins making an angle of 40-45 degrees with the 

 midrib; intramarginal vein confluent with the nerve-like margin. 



Inflorescence axillary, the common peduncle slender, slightly compressed, 

 supporting 5-7 distinctly pedicellate flowers. Buds, including the pedicels, 8-10 mm. 

 long, clavate or nearly so, operculum obtuse, corneal, about the same length as the 

 calyx-tube. Anthers (immature) adnate, opening in semi-terminal pores or on the 



