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The nearest affinity of this species seems to be with 

 Leptospermum fabricia, but the smaller and much thinner 

 or more flexible leaves, hairy brandies, and also the smaller 

 and different shaped fruits clearly separate this as a 

 distinct species. 



Habitat: Coleman River, North Queensland. Dr. E. 

 Mjoberg, September, 1913. 



Section EULEPTOSPERMUM. 

 Leptospermum epacridioideum sp. nov. 



Frutex parvus, ramis strich's rigidis. Foliis oblongis, sub-cor- 

 datis vel obovatis, sessilibus, confertis, crassis, nitidis, 2 J — 3 mm. 

 longis, 1^- mm latis. Floribus albis vel nonnuquam roseis colori- 

 bus, ad apice3 in ramis lateralibus insitis. Bracteis tribus vel 

 rarius duobus, scariosis et plus minus nitidis. Oalicis tubo glabro, 

 sepalis paene tubo sequantibus. Petalis sub-orbicularibus, laminis 

 brevoribus. Stilo ad 3 mm. longo, stigmate capitato. Ovario 

 glabro, quinque loculari. Fructibus sessilibus. 



Small somewhat erect rigid shrubs. Leaves oblong or 

 somewhat cordate at the base, sessile, thick and shiny, 

 more or less crowded and occasionally somewhat appressed 

 to thebranchletsas in many Epacridacean plants. Flowers 

 solitary on the tips of the lateral branchlets. Bracts 3, or 

 rarely less, somewhat scarious and shining. Calyx-tube 

 glabrous, more or less wrinkled when dried, with sub-per- 

 sistent calyx-lobes nearly as long as the calyx-tube. Petals 

 white or occasionally rosy-pink coloured; suborbicularand 

 with rather short claws. Style 3 mm. long, with a distinct 

 capitate stigma. Ovarium glabrous, 5-celled, the mature 

 fruits sessile. 



This species is closely allied to L. rotundi folium, but may 

 be distinguished by the smaller leaves which are more or 

 less appressed to the branches, especially on the young 



