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CCCLX XVIII. E. Desmondensis Maiden and Blakely. 



In Journ. Roy. Soc, N.S.W., lix, 183 (1925). 



Feutes gracilis glaucus 10-15' altus, rarnulis longis flesuosis pendulis, caulibus ad 4" diametro, cortice 

 laevi albo pulvereo; foliis junioribus non visis, foliis maturis petiolatis oblongis vel lanceolatis, crassis, 

 supra subtusque glaucis, 6-11 cm. longis, 12-25 mm. latis; venatione obscura, venis lateralibus e costa 

 40-50° orientibus ; vena peripherica a margine incrassata remota ; inflorescentia axillari, pedunculo piano 

 15-19 mm. longo, 5 mm. lato superiore parte ; pedicellis fere absentibus, alabastris fere infundibuliformibus, 

 operculo acuto longioribus; antheris versatilibus oblongis late paralleliter dehiscentibus glandula magna! 

 style fere quadrangulari ; stigma parva disco simili: fructibus non visis. 



A slender glaucous shrub, with long flexuose, drooping branches, 10-15 feet 

 high, the stem up to 3 or 4 inches in diameter. Bark smooth, almost white, and 

 powdery almost to the ground. (C. A. Gardner). 



Juvenile leaves not seen. They will, without doubt, be more glaucous and 

 broader than the mature ones. 



Mature leaves alternate, petiolate, oblong to lanceolate, thick, glaucous on both 

 surfaces, 6-11 cm. long, 12-25 mm. broad. Venation somewhat obscure, lateral veins 

 forming an angle of 40-50 degrees with the midrib, the intramarginal vein distant 

 from the somewhat thickened margin. 



Inflorescence axillary, the peduncle strap-shaped, dilated upward into a broadish 

 disc under the flowers, 15-19 mm. long, 5 mm. broad in the broadest part. Buds 

 nearly sessile, almost cylindrical, 7-15 in the head. Calyx- tube somewhat funnel- 

 shaped, longer than the pointed and slightly rostrate operculum. Filaments cream- 

 coloured. Anthers versatile, oblong, opening in broad parallel slits, the dorsal gland 

 large, not exceeding the cells at the top. Style almost quadrangular; stigma small i 

 disc-like. 



Fruits not seen. 



RANGE. 



Only known at present from Western Australia. Desmond, near Ravensthorpe, 

 in sandy, stony soil, on rising ground or ridges. (C. A. Gardner, No. 2183, May, 1924). 



