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DESCRIPTION. 



CCCLXX VI. E. ovularis Maiden and Blakely. 



In Journ Roy. Soc., N.S.W., lis, 194, (1925). 



Fbctex parvus Mallee similis 6-12 feet altus, caulibus gracilibus ; cortice stratis tenuibus secedente ; 

 foliis junioribus non visis ; foliis maturis alternatis, petiolatis, supra subtusque atro-viridibus, nitentibus 

 crassiusculis angusto-lanceolatis vel acuminatis leviter falcatis 6-10 cm. longis, 5-10 mm. latis; venis 

 obscuris, venis lateralibus e costa 25-30° orientibus; vena peripherica margini leniter incrassatae 

 approximata ; inflorescentia axillari, peduneulo leniter compresso, sursum dilatato, umbellam 5-floribuS 

 pedicellatis ferente; alabastris iirceolatiusculis, calycis tubo operculum obtusum plus dimidio excedentei 

 5 mm. longo, 3 mm. diametro basin versus ; antheris oblongis truncatis longitudinaliter aperientibus ; 

 fructibus ovoideis 4^6 mm. longis, 4 mm. diametro, orificio contractis, plus minusve obscure costatis, 

 margine angusta valvis bene inclusis. 



A small Mallee-like shrub, 6-12 feet high, with pinkish-grey, slender stems 

 and flaky bark decorticating in thin flakes. Locally known as " Narrow-leaved 

 Mallee." * (C. A. Gardner). 



Juvenile leaves not seen. 



Mat lire leaves alternate, petiolate, dark green on both surfaces, shining and 

 somewhat thick, narrow-lanceolate to somewhat acuminate, slightly falcate, 6-10 cm. 

 long, 5-10 mm. broad. Venation obscure ; lateral veins spreading at an angle of 25-35 

 degrees with the midrib; intramarginal vein very close to the somewhat thickened 

 margin. 



Inflorescence axillary, the common peduncle slightly compressed and expanded 

 upwards, bearing an umbel of 5-8 pedicellate flowers. Buds somewhat urceolate, the 

 calyx-tube slightly more than twice the length of the short, almost obtuse operculum, 

 5 mm. long, 3 mm. in diameter at the base. Filaments cream-coloured, inflected in 

 the bud. Anthers oblong, or broader at the top, truncate, opening in parallel slits, 

 the dorsal gland rather large and globose, inserted on the upper half of the anther. 

 Floral disc represented by a membranous-like lining over the top of the ovary, and 

 extending around the calyx-tube towards the base of the staminal ring. 



Fruit ovoid, 4-6 mm. long, 4 mm. diameter, three-celled, contracted at the 

 orifice, the rim narrow, the surface more or less faintly ribbed, valves deeply sunk. 

 Capsular disc forming a slightly thickened convex band around the orifice of the capsule, 

 and slightly exceeding the calyx rim. 



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