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DESCRIPTION. 



CCCLXXVII. E. Kesselli Maiden and Blakely. 



In Joum. Roy. Soc, N.S.W., lix, 187 (1925). 



Frutex parvus Mallee similis: ramulis angularibus; folia juniora non vidimus; foliis, maturis alternatis 

 longe petiolatis crassis coriaceis olivan colore referentibus, utroque latere nitentibus, angusto vel lato- 

 lanceolatis, 8-11 cm. longis, 2-2-5 cm. latis, petiolis 3-5 cm. longis; venis obscuriusculis, costa non 

 prominente et utroque latere obscure striata, venis lateralibus tenuissimis e costa 30-40° orientibus, vena 

 peripherica a margine remota ; inflorescentia axillari, floribus tribus breviter pedicellatis pendulis ; pedunculo 

 compresso dilatato 2-2-5 cm. longo, media parte 4 mm. lato; alabastris statu perfecto non visis; antheris 

 magnis leniter reniformibus ; fructibus crassis turbinatis truncatis, 9-12 valdis costis circa apicem in pedi- 

 cellum breve crassum angulare 15-18 mm. longum et apice equilatum, valvis acutissimis et valde 

 exsertis. 



A small Mallee-like shrub, with somewhat angular branchlets. 



Juvenile leaves not available. 



Mature leaves alternate, on long petioles, thick, coriaceous, rather flat, olive- 

 green and shining on both surfaces, narrow to broad-lanceolate, 8 to 11 cm. long, 2-2-5 

 cm. broad, the petioles up to 3-5 cm. long. Venation obscure, the midvein slightly 

 channelled on both surfaces, and scarcely raised above the surface of the leaf ; lateral 

 veins very fine, rising at an angel of 30 to 40 degrees to the midrib ; intramarginal vein 

 removed a short distance from the edge. 



Inflorescence axillary, consisting of three shortly pedicellate, drooping flowers, 

 the common peduncle compressed, dilated upwards, 2-2-5 cm. long, about 4 mm. 

 broad in the middle. Buds not seen, but, judging by the length of the style, the oper- 

 culum is rather long. Stamina! ring broadish, raised above the calyx-rim. Filaments 

 cream coloured, inflexed in bud. Anthers large, almost reniform in shape and larger 

 and broader than the arithers of E. gonwntha ; gland dorsal, large, and globular. 



Fruit thick, turbinate, truncate, with 9-12 strong corrugations around the top, 

 which diminish into the short, thick, angular pedicel, 15-18 mm. long and as broad 

 at the top. Valves usually four, with needle-like points protruding well beyond the 

 top of the capsule, as in E. oleosa and E. longicornis. Capsular disc conspicuous, 

 forming a raised ring around the orifice, and slightly higher than the elevated corru- 

 gations of the capsule. 



In honour of Stephen Lackey Kessell, Conservator of Forests of Western 

 Australia, who has, during his period of office, given every facility for the elucidation 

 of the flora of his State. 



