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DESCRIPTION. 



CCLXXX E. Hillii Maiden. 



In Joiirn, Roy. Soc. N.S.W., liii, G4 (1919). 

 Following is the original description : — 



Arbor medioeris, cortice tenere squamosa, raniis lasvibus, ligno duro rubro-brunneo. Foliis 

 primariis longe petiolatis, magnis, irregulariter orbicularibus, apice rotundato vel obtuso, glabris crassis 

 veais fere pinnatis, margine undulato. Foliis maturis similibus sed minoribus. Inflorescentia racemosa, 

 floribus paucis plerumque 4 in umbella, pedunculis longis, teretibus. Calycis tubo piro simile formato 

 circa -5 cm. diametro in pedicellum 1 cm. angustato. Operculo haemispherico vcl conico calycis tubo 

 eequilongo. Antheris longis longitudinabter aperientibus. Fructus non vidimus. 



A broad-leaved tree of medium size, the bark somewhat tessellated or soft scaly, the branches smooth. 

 Timber rich reddish-brown, " hard." 



Juvenile leaves with very long petioles, irregularly orbicular, the base flat or slightly tapering 

 into the petiole, the apex rounded or blunt, the venation pinnately spreading: glabrous, thick and leathery 

 the margin undulate, large, say 14 cm. broad by 12 long (5| by 4f inches). 



Mature leaves very similar to the juvenile ones, but smaller, with some tendency to becoming 

 broadly-lanceolate, with the secondary veins making a smaller angle with the midrib. 



Buds few in an umbel, usually four, the umbels forming a racemose inflorescence. The long peduncles 

 terete or slightly flattened. The calyx-tube pear-shaped, about -5 cm. in diameter, tapering into a pedicel 

 of 1 cm. The operculum hemispherical with a slight umbo or conical, of about the same length as the 

 calyx-tube. 



Anthers long, opening in parallel slits, gland at top, filament at base, with affinity to the semi- 

 terminal ones. Style conspicuous, the stigma not exceeding it in width. 



Fruit not seen. 



Type from Bathurst Island (Gerald F. Hill, No. 468). 



RANGE. 



I have only received it from Bathurst Island (which is to the immediate west 

 of Melville Island, and with it forms a huge double island oft* the Northern Territory, 

 north of Darwin). 



It grows in somewhat heavy soil, in rather flat localities (presumably subject to 

 floods) and associated with E. jjapaana, E. terminalis and an occasional No. 464. 

 (E. latifolia F.v.M.) (G. F. Hill). 



A photograph of a moderately dense forest, taken by Mr. Hill, shows the distinct 

 outlines of a tree of this species about 40 feet high, with a diameter of about 2 feet. 

 There is, partly in the foreground, a tree of the same species, perhaps 50 feet high. 



