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DESCRIPTION. 



CCCLXXII. E. Kondininensis Maiden and Blakely. 



In Joum. Roy. Soc, N.S.W., lix, 189 (1925). 



Arbor mediocris, cortice 3-7 feet basin versus rugoso rarnulis laevibus; foliis junioribus leniter glaucis 

 tenuibus petiolatis undulatis ovatis vel oblongis obtusis 2-3-5 cm. longis, 1-1-5 cm. latis, venis obscuris; 

 fobis maturis dilute viridibus utroque latere nitentibus crassiusculis angusto-lanceolatis acuminatis ad 

 falcato-lanceolatis, 6-11 cm. longis, 8-15 mm. latis, venis obscuris, venis lateralibus e costa 30-10° orientibus ; 

 inflorescentia axillari, umbellis in pedunculis brevibus subangulaiibus alabastra ad 7 breviter pedicellata 

 ferentes; alabastris angustis cylindraceis, operculo conoideo leniter costato, calycis tubo vix longiore; 

 antheris paralleliter aperientibus ; stigma clavata ; fructibus campanulatis 5-7 mm. longis apice 5-6 mm. 

 latis, valvis leniter exsertis. 



A " Blackbutt," locally known under the name of " Stocking Tree," or " Black 

 Yate." Attains a height of 40-60 feet, with erect or slightly spreading branches. Trunk 

 to 30 feet in height and 30 inches diameter. The bark reminds one very much of 

 Eucalyptus Clelandi : thick and flaky and black at the base to a height of 3-7 feet above 

 the ground, and persistent. This bark ends abruptly. Above, the bark is smooth, 

 yellowish, shining, with a few blotches of purple-grey decorticating bark. Timber 

 light to dark brown, dense and strong. Branchlets angular, assuming a reddish colour. 



Juvenile leaves slightly glaucous, rather thin, petiolate, only two or three of 

 the lowest pairs opposite, ovate to oblong, obtuse, slightly undulate, 2 to 3-5 cm. long, 

 1 to 1*5 cm. broad, venation obscure, intramarginal vein moderately close to the edge, 

 secondary veins spreading, making an angle of about 40-50 degrees with the mid-rib. 



Mature leaves light yellowish-green, glossy on both surfaces, moderately thick, 

 narrow-lanceolate acuminate to falcate lanceolate, tapering at the base into a semi- 

 terete peduncle, 1-5-2 cm. long, the blade 6-11 cm. long, 8-15 mm. broad. 



Venation indistinct, intramarginal vein fairly close to the edge, lateral veins 

 spreading at a rather high angle or at an angle of about 30-40 degrees with the mid-rib ; 

 midrib channelled above and slightly raised and obscurely channelled beneath. 



Inflorescence axillary, the umbels on shortish, compressed and slightly angular 

 peduncles, which support up to seven very short pedicellate buds. Buds narrow, 

 cylindrical, not seen fully ripe; calyx-tube about 4 mm. long, moderately smooth, 

 slightly campanulate, tapering into a very short, rather thick, angular pedicel. 

 Operculum conoid, somewhat corrugated-striate in a dry state, scarcely longer than 

 the calyx-tube. Anthers opening in parallel slits, with a large dorsal gland ; filaments 

 short, of a creamy-white colour. Stigma sbghtly thickened, more or less clavate. 

 Floral disc represented by a thin membrane extending over the top of the ovary, and 

 lining the calyx-tube. 



