July, 1928 
The Queensland Naturalist. 
79 
lateral nerves arising from the midrib at an angle of 
about 45 deg., fine and numerous, visible but not very 
distinct, — 2 lines apart ; intramarginal vein very close 
to the edge, usually almost touching, but here and there 
about l/25in. from the margin. Flowers in simple umbels 
in the upper leaf axils of the branchlets; umbels 5 — 9 
flowered; peduncle i — J inch long, flattened and often 
more or less twisted; calyx tube turbinate (narrowly so 
in the bud), about i inch long, tapering at the base into 
a distinct pedicel of about the same length ; operculum 
narrow-conioat, about ^ inch long; stamens all fertile; 
seed capsule on stalk of about i inch, 3-4 celled, broadly 
turbinate; about 4 lines diameter across the top, usually 
with a rather broad rim up to inch deep; valves pro- 
truding 1-2 lines high. 
Distribution. — Eastern Australia from the Picton 
district, south of Sydney iri New South Wales (Maiden) 
to the Atherton Tableland in North Queensland. About 
Brisbane it occurs mostly on the sandstones and on the 
shales. About Brisbane the trees are often handsome, 
but the boles gnarled and blackened by fire. On Strad- 
broke Island, Moreton Bay, it occurs as large trees, 
or upon poor sandy hills as a shrub of smaller growth, 
associated with Eucalyptus Planchoniana and E. corym- 
bosa. 
Common Name. — In Queensland it is universally 
known as ‘‘Red Stringybark” ; in New South Wales 
Maiden gives the names “Mahogany/’ “Red Mahogany/’ 
and “Forest Mahogany’ 5 as in general use. 
Botanical Name. — Eucalyptus (see under No. 1)' 
resinifera, from the Latin resina, resin, and fero, I bear. 
The specific name was rather poorly chosen, as the species 
yields comparatively small quantities -of resin. Maiden 
(“Forest Flora of New South Wales,” 1. 64-71) states 
that in the original description in 1790 two trees were 
confused, the bark and wood of one being described, and 
the flower buds of another. The flower buds apparently 
belong to our “Red Stringbark,” but the bark and wood 
described were probably those of Angophora lanceolata, 
hence the specific name. 
Timber. — The straight-grained red wood is one of 
the most popular hardwoods for house building, particu- 
larly for weatherboards ; used also for waggon sheeting. 
Rather subject to pin-hole borers. (Forest Bulletin 2, 
Queensland Forest Service). 
