624 
LI. MYRTACEiE. 
[. Eucalyptus . 
Stamens richly coloured, nearly 4in. long, inflected in the bud ; anthers oblong 
with distinct parallel cells. Style nearly as long as the stamens; stigma not 
dilated. Ovary short, flat-topped. Fruit ovoid or urceolate, very thick and hard, 
more or less prominently ribbed, 1 to 2in. long, the rim rather thick, the capsule 
deeply sunk. Seeds oblong, 2 to 4 lines long. — E. aurantiaca, F. v. M. in 
Journ. Linn. Soc. iii. 91. 
Hab.: Lynd River, Leichhardt (F. v. M.) ; Walsh River, T. Barclay-Millar ; Palmer River, T. 
Gulliver. Flowering from May to August. 
I may here remark that, although Baron Mueller states that seed of this species taken from his 
herbarium when 13 years old germinated, I found seed to have lost their germinating power 
when only two years old. The difference of the Queensland climate to that of Victoria may in a 
great measure account for this, for here seeds as a rule do not retain their germinating power 
long. 
32. £. robusta (robust), Sin. in But. Nor. Holl. 40 t. 13, and in Trans. Linn. 
Soc. iii. 283 ; Benth. FI. Austr. iii. 228 ; F. v. M. Eucalypt. Dec. 7. “ Gnorpin,” 
Stradbroke Island, Watkins. A moderate-sized tree, with a rough furrowed bark. 
Leaves ovate-lanceolate, nearly straight or the upper ones narrower and falcate, 
4 to 6in. long or sometimes more, with numerous fine but prominent parallel 
veins almost transverse, the intramarginal one very near or close to the edge. 
Peduncles axillary or lateral, stout, angular or flattened, often lin. long, each 
with about 4 to 12 rather large flowers, on thick angular pedicels. Calyx-tube 
narrow-turbinate or slightly urceolate, 3 to 4 lines long, tapering into the pedicel. 
Operculum thick, obtusely acuminate, usually rather longer than the calyx-tube. 
Stamens 4 to 6 lines long, all fertile, indexed in the bud, somewhat raised above 
the calyx-border by the annular margin of the disk ; anthers ovoid-oblong, with 
distinct parallel cells. Ovary flat-topped or slightly conical in the centre. Fruit 
ovoid-oblong, truncate, smooth, contracted above the middle, about |4n. long or 
rather more, the rim thin and slightly prominent, the capsule much sunk, valves 
permanently or long coherent, rather narrow. Seeds small. 
Hab.: Islands of Moreton Bay, Geo. Watkins ; Logan River, on swampy land. 
Gum contains 29’5% of tannin and 41% of arabin. — Lauterer. 
Yield of oil from dry foliage, 7oz. per cwt. — J. F. Bailey. 
Wood of a deep-red colour, close-grained ; a useful building wood. — Bailey's Cat. Ql. H r oods 
No. 190a. 
33. E. botryoides (bunch-flowered), Sm. in Trans. Linn. Soc. iii. 286 ; 
Bcntli. FI. Austr. iii. 229 ; F. v. M. Eucalypt. Dec. 4 (also Dec. 6, under 
E. punctata, DC., scarcely differs). A tall handsome tree, with a rough furrowed 
persistent bark towards the base. White and smooth on the upper part of trunk 
and branches. Leaves ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate, acuminate, straight or 
rarely falcate, 4 to 6in. long or sometimes more, with numerous fine very 
diverging parallel veins, the intramarginal one very near or close to the edge. 
Peduncles axillary or lateral, thick, angular or flat, bearing each about 4 to 10 
rather large flowers, sessile or nearly so. Calyx-tube ovoid-turbinate, 2 to nearly 
3 lines long. Operculum from very obtuse and much shorter than the calyx-tube 
to broadly conical and nearly as long as the calyx-tube. Stamens about 3 lines 
long, or rather more, inflected in the bud ; anthers ovoid-oblong, with distinct 
parallel cells. Ovary convex in the centre. Fruit slightly angled, obovoid-oblong, 
4 to 5 lines long when fully ripe, somewhat contracted at the orifice, the rim 
narrow, the capsule more or less sunk, flat or slightly convex in the centre, 3 to 
5-celled, the valves not protruding. — DC. Prod. iii. 219 ; C. platypodos, Cav. Ic. 
iv. 23 t. 341. 
Hab.: Brisbane; various southern localities, in mountain gullies and river flats (probably the 
largest tree of the Queensland species). 
Wood of a red colour, close in grain, hard, tough and durable; useful in large buildings, 
wheelwright’s work, and in all work where large beams of hardwood are required. — Bailey's Cat. 
Ql. Woods No. 191. 
Yield of oil from dry foliage, Goz. per cwt. - J. F. Bailey. 
