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Eucalyptus — contd. 



Howettiana, F. v. M. 



Cloeziana, F. v. M. 



Raveretiana, F. v. M. — Thozet's Box or Iron Gum tree. 



microtheca, F. v. M. (Bentham unites this with E. brachy- 

 poda, Turcz.) — Black Box. " Coolibar," " Jimbul," 

 " Kurleah," and " Moolar" of inland localities. Leaves 

 and branches used as a fish-poison by the natives in the 

 North-West-Central districts, and the inner bark beaten 

 up and used as a poultice for snake-bite. 



Series Normales. 

 Subseries Robustse. 



miniata, A. Cunn. — Tobacco-pipe Gum-tree. The large fruits 

 might be used for making tobacco-pipes. {See Ql. Ag. 

 Jl. xix. (1907) 341, PL xxxii.) 



robusta, Sin. — " Guorpin" of Stradbroke Island and " Gul- 

 gong" of Dunk Island natives. Gum contains tannin 30 

 per cent., arabin 41 per cent. (Lautercr). 



botryoides, 3m. — Woollybutt; also called Blue Gum in some 

 places. A very large tree. Yield of oil about 6 oz. per 

 cwt. of dry leaves (/. F. Bailey). 



Subseries Exsertae. 



pallidifolia, F. v. M. 



insulana, Bail. (Fig. 171.) 



pachyphylla, F. v. M. 



dealbata, A. Cunn. 



rostrata, Schlecht. — Stanthorpe Yellow-jacket. " Yarra" of 

 Moonie River natives. 



exserta, F. v. M. — " Bendo" of Burnett River natives. 



tereticornis. Sin. — Blue Gum and Red Gum. " Mungal " of 

 Brisbane River natives. The dry foliage yields about 28 

 oz. of oil per cwt. (/. F. Bailey). Gum contains 62 per 

 cent, tannin, 7 per cent, metarabin ( Lauterer) . 

 var. brachycorys, Benth. 



Subseries Subexsertse. 



platyphylla, F. v. M.— Broad-leaved Poplar Gum. " Won- 



goola" of Mackay natives, 

 alba, Reinzv. 

 Stuartiana, F. v. M. — Stanthorpe Box ; Messmate. 



