82 
The Queensland Naturalist 
July, 1928 
cate, the upper part; tapering to a long acute apex; base 
equal or oblique, tapering to a twisted petiole of one-third 
to half an inch ; blade variable in length and breadth, up 
to 5i inches long and 1| inches broad, but the longer 
leaves not always the widest, sometimes the blade being 
5 times longer than broad, at others only 2 h times longer ; 
midrib prominent, main lateral nerves ascending from the 
midrib at an agle of about 45deg., fine but easily dis- 
cernible, particularly on the upper surface, 2-3' lines 
apart, intramarginal vein i to 1 line from the edge of the 
leaf, the margin itself slightly thickened, but the thicken- 
ing often only discernible from the under surface. Flowers 
in lateral or axillary umbels; umbels mostly 7-9 flow- 
ered; peduncles inch long; flower buds narrowly 
clavate (club-shaped) ; calyx-tube tapering into a slender 
pedicel, tube and pedicel together 4-5 lines long; the oper- 
culum very short, hemispherical, apex slightly umbonate, 
low (only about one-sixteenth of an inch high). Stamens 
numerous, in several series, the outer ones the longer 
and sterile, without anthers or with abortive ones only; 
inner stamens shorter, anthers minute, each cell opening 
wide by a longitudinal slit. Seed capsule obovoid-oblong, 
tapering at the base into a distinct pedicel, mostly about 
i inch long (including the pedicel), about j inch diameter 
at the top; 3-4 celled, valves flush with the top, or some- 
times very slightly exserted. 
Distribution. — Eastern Queensland and Northern 
New South Wales. In Queensland it does not seem to 
extend further north than Fraser Island (Wide Bay). 
In New South Wales, Maiden (Forest Flora of N.S.W., 
IV., 124) gives' Cooranbong, 26 miles south of Newcastle, 
as the southernmost locality. 
Botanical Name. — Eucalyptus (see under No. 1) 
microcorys, from the Greek mikros, small, and korys, a 
helmet, in allusion to the shape of the operculum. 
Common Name. — “Tallow- wood” seems the name in 
universal use both in Queensland and New South Wales. 
Timber. — The yellowish, somewhat greasy timber is 
of excellent quality, particularly for all purposes exposed 
to weather, and is specially in requestor sleepers, veranda 
posts and flooring. Very durable (Bulletin No. 2, 
Queensland Forest Service). 
Botanical Reference. — Eucalyptus microcorys. herd, 
von Mueller in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. 11 .. 
50, 1860. 
