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RANGE. 



This is confined to the Northern Territory so far as we know at present. Dr. 

 Jensen writes : " Belt about 1 mile wide, between 3 and 4 miles west of Wandi. As 

 far as known, this tree occurs nowhere else in this part of the Territory." Wandi is 

 an old gold -mining camp about 22 miles due east of Pine Creek. 



Settlement is sparse in the Territory, and the species may be picked up again. 

 It is quite possible that this species may not occur except in localities at considerable 

 distances apart. 



AFFINITIES. 



l. With E. melanophloia F.v.M. 



1 looked upon E. Jenseni as the Northern Territory form of this species in 

 Journ. Rot/. Soc, N.S.W., liii, 71, 1919. Particulars of E. melanophloia may be 

 found at Part XII of the present work, with Plates 53 and 54-. 



E. Jenseni differs from E. melanophloia in the much smaller and sessile fruits, 

 ■which are also more hemispherical. The foliage also shows slight variation from that 

 of E. melanophloia. It is petiolate in all the specimens available, and not quite as 

 glaucous as E. melanophloia. In colour it is more of an olive green. The timbers of 

 both species are about the same colour, but the bark appears to be free from gum veins 

 in E. Jenseni. The young branches also shed the bark, which has not been noticed in 

 E. mslanophloia. 



The specimen referred to as " probably E. grandifolia, No. 378, Cabbage or 

 Bastard Blooclwoocl," by Dr. Jensen, is also this species. It would appear from the 

 reference to E. grandifolia that the trees have a bloodwood appearance. It is noticed 

 that after the old bark peels off the small branches they are creamy white and smooth. 





