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DESCRIPTION. 



CCCLXXXL E. orgadophila, Maiden and Blakely, n.sp. 



Arbor 30-40' alta ; cortice trunci basin versus Box simili, parte superiore 

 ramisque laevibus ; foliis iunioribus alternatis, ovatis vel obovatis, emarginatis, breviter 

 petiolatis, 4-8 cm. longis, 25-6 cm, latis; foliis maturis augusto-lauceolatis vel 

 falcato-lanceolatis, in petiolum teretem gracilem angustatis, 9-12 cm. longis, l-2 - 5cm. 

 latis ; venis obscuris, vena peripherica margini valde approximata ; inflorescentia axillari, 

 terminab; pedunculis gracilibus; floribus albis 4-7, in umbellis; alabastris clavatis, 

 pedicellatis, 6-10 mm. longis, 4-5 mm. diametro; operculo obtuso ca. 3 mm. longo ; 

 calycis tubo conoideo, 4-5 mm. longo ; antheris semiterminalibus a latere dehiscentibus ; 

 fructu breviter cylindraceo vel leviter pyriformi, 8-13 mm. longo, 5-7 mm. lato; valvis 

 3-5, brevibus, plerumque inclusis. 



A medium-sized tree, 30-40 feet high, locally known as " Gum-topped Box." 

 Bark box-like at base of the trunk, upper part of trunk and branches smooth. In the 

 field it looks like E. melliodora (C. T. White). 



Juvenile leaves (not seen in the earliest stage) alternate, broadly ovate to obovate 

 emarginate, thick and dull, shortly petiolate, 4-8 cm. long, 2-5-6 cm. broad ; venation 

 conspicuous, the secondary veins making an angle of 30-35° with the midrib ; intramar- 

 ginal vein prominent, usually distant from the edge, except towards the apex and base. 



Intermediate leaves alternate, broadly lanceolate, obtuse or emarginate, on 

 longer petioles than the juvenile leaves, 7-9 cm. long, 3-5 cm. broad ; venation the same 

 as in the juvenile leaves. 



Mature leaves narrow-lanceolate to falcate-lanceolate, alternate, rather dulL 

 narrowed into the long, terete, slender petiole, 9-12 cm. long, 1-2-5 cm. broad; venation 

 somewhat obscure, lateral veins making an angle of 35-40° with the midrib ; intramarginal 

 vein very close to the edge. 



Inflorescence axillary and terminal; peduncles slender, sometimes deflexed, 

 bearing umbels of 4-7 white flowers. Buds clavate, pedicellate, 6-10 mm. long, 4-5 mm. 

 in diameter. Operculum obtuse or sometimes very shortly mucronate, thin, coriaceous, 

 about 3 mm. long. Calyx tube conical to somewhat pyriform, 4-5 mm. long, about 

 4 mm. in diameter at the top; pedicels 4-6 mm. long. Filaments all antheriferous, 

 much exceeding the short, thick, terete style. Anthers semi terminal, most irregular 

 in shape, much broader at the top than at the base, opening in irregular lateral slits ; 

 gland dorsal or frequently absent as in many of the Terminales. Moral disc inconspicuous 



