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DESCRIPTION. 



CCLXXXIV. E. pumila Cambage. 



In Proc. Roy. Soe. N.S.W., Hi, 453, 1918 (with Plate XXXVII). 

 Following is the original description : — 



Arbuscula alta, cum truncis multis separatis. in altum pedes quindecim viginitive extendens, 

 trunci diametrum unciarum duarurn triumve habens. 



Ramusculi angulares praecipue ad extremitates. 



Folia (reversio) tenera ovata ad ovata-lanceolata, 3-5 cm. longa 1-1-5 cm. lata. 



Folia matura linearia-lanceolata ad ovata-lanceolata, modice crassa, sex ad duodeeim cm. longa, 

 unum ad tria cm. lata, ssepe leviter falcata ; utrobique obtuse viridia, extremitates fuscee et flaccide, 

 systema venosa modice clara, vense laterales angulis cir. circiter 40 ad 55° e corta media dispositse, vena 

 inter margines plerumque juxta marginem, olei glandulae numerosse. Petiolus 1-1-5 cm. longus. 



Gemmae. — Fuscse cum colore viridi tinctas. proper sessiles vel cum pediculis circiter unum mm. longis, 

 operculum conoide, quinque ad septem mm. longae, calycistibus vix longitudinis dimidius pedunculus, 

 aliquanto complanatus circiter unum mm. longus. 



Flores. — Circiter septem ad tredecim in umbella, antherse modicee callse parallelse. 



Fructus. — Prope sessiles, hemispheric-ales, diametrus circiter septem mm. plerumque cum 

 quatuor valvis exsertis, ora crassa, convexi. 



Cortex. — Tenuis et Ievis ad humum. interdum cum vittis pendulis longis, crassus -5-2 mm., color 

 cinereus vel subviridis. 



Liglllllll. — Fuscum in centrum, durum. 



A tall shrub of many separate stems reaching 15-20 feet high, with stem-diameter of 2-3 inches. 



Urauchlets. — Angular, especially towards the tips. 



Juvenile (reversion) foliage. — Ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 3-5 cm. long, 1-2-5 cm. broad. 



Mature leaves linear-lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, fairly thick, 6-12 cm. long, 1-3 cm. broad, 

 often slightly falcate, dull green on both sides, tips brown and withered. Venation fairly distinct, lateral 

 veins arranged at angles of from about 40-55 degrees with the. midrib, intramarginal vein usually close 

 to the edge. Oil glands numerous. Petiole from 1-1-5 cm. long. 



Buds. — Greenish-brown, almost sessile or with pedicels about 1 mm. long, operculum conoid, 

 5 to 7 mm. long, the calyx-tube scarcely half that length, peduncle somewhat flattened, about 1 cm. long. 



Flowers. — About 7-13 in the umbel, anthers of medium size, the cells parallel. 



Fruits. — Almost sessile, hemispherical, about 7 mm. in diameter with usually four exserted 

 valves, rim thick, convex. 



Bark. — Thin and smooth to the ground, sometimes ribbony, -5-2 mm. thick, slaty to greenish in 

 colour. 



Timber. — Brown towards centre, tough. 



Seedlings. — Hypocotyl red, erect, glabrous. 



