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DESCRIPTION. 



CCLXIII. E. Kybeanensis Maiden and Cambage. 



In Journ. Roy. Soc. N.S.W., xlviii, 417 (1914). 

 Following is the original description : — 



Arbor Mallee similis, 6-10' alta, caulibus lsevibus viridibus, ligno pallido. Folia juvena lanceolata 

 circiter 6 cm. longa, 1 cm. alta, non-glauca, subtus pallidiore-virentia, margine crassata, costa media 

 prominente, venis lateralibus prominentibus et fere pinnatis. Folia matura coriacea, lanceolata circiter 

 "6-8 cm. longa, 1-5 cm. alta. Alabastra operculis hemisphericis diametro circiter conoideo calycis tubo 

 dimidio equilongis. Flores renantheri. Fructus sessiles, ad 7 in capito, fere hemispherici, diametro 

 fere 1 cm., orificio leniter rotundati, valvarum apicibus orificio acquis. 



Species cum E. stricta affinitate trahitur, fructibus autem maxime diversis et E. capitellatce Sm. 

 eimilibus, qua magna " Stringybark," est. 



Of mallee-like growth, 6 to 10 feet high, with smooth, greenish stems 1| inches in diameter. Timber 

 pale coloured. 



Juvenile leaves. — Lanceolate, about 6 cm. long by 1 cm. broad as the alternate stage is reached, 

 very shortly petiolate, non-glaucous, of a brighter green on the underside. Margin thickened. Midrib 

 prominent and raised, showing a depression on the upper page of the leaf, the lateral veins prominent and 

 roughly pinnate, intramarginal vein well removed from the edge. 



Mature leaves rather coriaceous, lanceolate, about 6-8 cm. long by 1-5 cm. broad, erect, shortly 

 petiolate, equally green on both sides. Veins fairly prominent and spreading from the base ; intramarginal 

 vein a considerable distance from the edge. 



Buds. — Externally rough in texture, operculum hemispherical, the diameter about half the length 

 of the conoid calyx-tube. 



Flowers. — Renantherous. 



Fruits. — Sessile, up to seven in the head. Nearly hemispherical, nearly 1 cm. in diameter, rim 

 broad and reddish-brown, gently domed, tips of valves flush with the orifice. 



The above was drawn up from the type, collected at Kybean on the Monaro. 



Following is a description of a specimen from Blackheath, Blue Mountains 



N.S.W., designated as " C," and looked upon by us as a hybrid of E. stricta Sieb. It is 



briefly referred to in Part IX, p. 283, of the present work. 



" C. — A sapling tree, say 4 inches in diameter and 12 feet high. One small clump also seen. 



Juvenile leaves. — Not seen in the earlier stage, but in what may be termed the intermediate 

 stage. In that stage they are oval or oblong, and say \\ inch long by i inch broad and profusely dotted 

 with oil glands. 



Mature leaves bright green, rather coriaceous. Veins fairly prominent, and spreading from the 

 base ; intramarginal vein a considerable distance from the edge. Tips of the leaves hooked as a rule. 

 Reminds one of foliage of E. stricta, amongst which it grows, though the venation is probably more 

 prominent than that of E. stricta . . 



