626 
LI. MYRTACEiE. 
[Eucalyptus. 
Peduncles rather short, terete or scarcely compressed, bearing each about 4 to 8 
flowers on rather long pedicels. Calyx-tube hemispherical, 2 to 2J lines 
diameter. Operculum almost hemispherical at the base and about as long 
as or shorter than the calyx without the point or beak, which is almost 
always prominent and sometimes rather long, or very rarely the whole oper- 
culum is elongated and obtuse without any beak, much shorter than in 
E. tereticomis. Stamens about 2 lines long, inflected in the bud ; anthers small, 
ovate, with parallel distinct cells. Ovary short, convex or conical in the centre. 
Fruit nearly globular, rarely above 3 lines diameter, the rim broad and very 
prominent, almost conical, the capsule not sunk and the valves entirely pro- 
truding even before they open.— F. v. M. in Journ. Linn. Soc. iii. 83 ; E. lonyi- 
rostris, F. v. M.; Miq. in Ned. Kruidk. Arch. iv. 125. 
Hab.: Borders of many inland rivers. In Queensland, so far as I have observed, never a 
tall tree. 
Wood of a dark colour, close-grained, strong and durable if kept dry. — Bailey's Cat. Ql. 
Woods No. 192. 
38. £. exserta (the wholly exserted valves), F. v. M. in Journ. Linn. Soc. 
iii. 85; Benth. FI. Austr. iii. 241. A moderate-sized or small tree, the bark ash- 
brown, rough and fissured outside and falling in fragments, somewhat fibrous 
inside (F. v. Mueller). Leaves lanceolate, mostly falcate and acuminate, 3 to 6in. 
long or sometimes much more, the lower ones often ovate, rather thick, the veins 
rather regular, numerous and oblique, the intramarginal one not close to the 
edge. Peduncles axillary or lateral, terete or scarcely compressed, bearing each 
3 to 8 flowers on distinct often rather long pedicels. Calyx-tube hemispherical, 
about 2 lines diameter (or sometimes nearly 3 ?). Operculum hemispherical or 
broadly conical, more or less beaked, acuminate and rather longer than the calyx- 
tube. Stamens about 2 lines long or rather more, inflected in the bud ; anthers 
ovate with parallel distinct cells. Fruit nearly globular, 3 to 4 lines diameter, 
the rim broad and very prominent, almost conical, the capsule not sunk, and the 
valves entirely protruding even before they open. 
Hab.: From the Burnett to the Gilbert River, F. v. Mueller. 
Wood of a pinkish colour, hard, tough and durable. — Bailey's Cat. Ql. Woods No. 192a. 
39. E. tereticomis (horn-like operculum), Stn. Iiot. Nor. Moll. 41, and in 
Tram. Linn. Soc. iii. 284 ; Benth. FI. Austr. iii. 241 ; F. v. M. Eucalypt, Dec. 9. 
Blue Gum. “ Yarah,” Bundaberg, Keys: “ Mungar,” Brisbane, T. Petrie; 
“ Moonburrie,” Nanango, Shirley; “ Dandoola,” Mackay, Nuyent. A tall 
tree, with a smooth whitish or ash-coloured bark shedding in thin 
layers. Leaves lanceolate, mostly falcate and acuminate, often exceeding 
6in. long, the veins rather regular and numerous and oblique as in F. 
rostrata, but often rather coarser, the intramarginal one rather distant 
from the edge. Peduncles axillary or lateral, not very short, terete or 
angular, the upper ones sometimes forming a short panicle, each bearing about 4 
to 8 flowers on pedicels of 1 to 3 lines. Calyx-tube turbinate, 2 to nearly 3 lines 
diameter. Operculum conical, acuminate, usually about Jin. long, always much 
longer than the calyx-tube and usually broader, of a rather thin texture and 
smooth. Stamens often Jin. long, more or less inflected in the bud, but some- 
times only very shortly so at the ends ; anthers small, ovate, with parallel distinct 
cells. Ovary nearly as long as the calyx-tube and convex or conical in the centre. 
Fruit obovoid or almost globular, 3 to 4 lines diameter, the rim broad and very 
prominent, the capsule not sunk, the valves protruding beyond the rim. — DC. 
Prod. iii. 216; F. v. M. in Journ. Linn. Soc. iii. 83, and Fragm. ii. 65 ; Lepto- 
spernnun umhellatum, Gfertn. Fruct. i. 174 t. 35 ; E. subulata, A. Cunn.; Schau. 
iu Walp. Rep. ii. 924. 
