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Although the transverse venation is the oldest, and there is, therefore, reason 

 for taking it first, it is convenient to take longitudinal venation first, because the species 

 are arranged by both Bentham and Mueller in that way. 



1. LONGITUDINAL. 



E. stellulata and E. coriacea, in the following passages, have venation " almost 

 parallel to the midrib," but defined as " very oblique," while E. virgata is given as an 

 intermediate form. 



E. stellulata. — -Very oblique, starting from near the base, and almost parallel 

 to the midrib, as in E. coriacea. 



coriacea. — Very oblique, almost parallel to the midrib. 



virgata (includes Sieberiana). — More oblique than in E. obliqua, less so than 

 in E. coriacea. 



The word " parallel " is commonly used by Bentham, not in the exclusive sense 

 of longitudinal as in stellulata and coriacea, but without any reference to the direction of 

 the venation, be it longitudinal, transverse or intermediate (oblique or divergent). 



2. OBLIQUE. 



Following are Bentham's terms in detail : — 



Apparently oblique. 

 E. stricta. 



Oblique. 



E. albens (hemiphloia var. albens.) E. globulus. 



E. alpina. E. gomphocephala. 



E. amygdalina (includes radiata). E. goniocalyx. 



E. annulata. E. grossa. 



E. bicolor. E. incrassata. 



E. Bowmani. E. melliodora. 



E. buprestium. E. obtusiflora. 



E. cocci/era. E. occidentalis. 



E. corynocalyx (cladocalyx). E. odontocarpa. 



E. diversifolia (as santalifolia). E. oleosa. 



E. doratoxylon. E. paniculata. 



E. eudesmioides. E. platypus. 



E. exserta. E. redunca. 



E.falcata. E. Risdoni. 



Rather Oblique. 

 E. Oldfieldi. E. vemicosa. 



E. pilularis, but much less so than in obliqua and piperita. 

 E. uncinata, but not so much so as in E. gracilis. 

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