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No. 18. 
Eucalyptus goniocalyx, F.v.M. 
The Mountain Gum. 
(Natural Order MYRTACE^E.) 
Botanical description. —Genus, Eucalyptus, L. Heritier (see part ii, p. 33). 
Botanical description. —Species, E. goniocalyx , F.v.M. 
Following is the original description of the species in Miquel’s Stirp., Nov. 
Soil., in Neel. Kruidk., Arch, iv, 134 (1856) :— 
23. Eucalyptus goniocalyx, Ferd. Muell., herb, ramulis gracilibus angulatis, foliis longiuscule 
petiolatis lanceolatis rectiusculis vel falcato-inaequilateris sursuni attenuatis, basi acutis, crasse coriaceis, 
venis adscendentibus tenere reticulatis ante marginem nervo submarginali unitis, pedunculis axillaribus et 
lateralibus crassis brevibus ancipitibus 4-6-doris, floribus sessilibus, calycis tubo cylindrico-trigono; facie 
dorsali convexa, 2 interioribus planis, operculo breviconico quam tubus breviore. Buffalo Range, Novae 
Holt, Austr., M. Martio (F. M.) 
Rarauli adultiores teretiusculi pallide viriduli vel fusculi, juniores angulati, hie illic compressi. 
Petioli pollicares vel breviores, semiteretes leviter torti. Folia 3-5^-7 poll, longa, 6-8 lin. lata, costa 
venulisque in sicco supra etiam distinctis. Pedunculi 3—4 lin. longi; calycis tubus 2-2| lin. aequans, 
operculum 11 lin. 
The original specimens thus came from the Buffalo Range, in North-eastern 
Victoria. 
A few years later, Mueller, in Fragm., ii, 48, expanded the description, as 
follows :— 
Arborea, foliis elongatis alternis angusto-v.falcato-rarius subovato-lanceolatis tenui-coriaceis concoL 
oribus longiuscule petiolatis p^tulo et prominulo-penniveniis reticulari-venulosis imperforatis, vena peripherica 
a margine remotiuscula, umbellis capituliformibus axillaribus solitariis 4-7-floris, pedunculis subcuneatis 
ancipitibus longitudine alabastra aequantibus v. paulo superantibus, pedicellis perbrevibus v. obliterate, 
tubo caly T cis angulato ovato-v. obconico-cylind raceo 2-4 costato longitudinem operculi conico-heinisphaerici 
acutiusculi ferine duplo excedente, antheris subovatis, fructibus semi-v. truncato-ovatis 3-4-locularibus 
exangulatis, valvis infra marginem tenuem orificii insertis brevibus inclusis, seminibus apteris. 
In montibus Buffalo Range, Mount Buller, ad sinum Loutitt Bajq ad fontes fluminum Yarra et 
Barwon, ad flumen Mitchell. 
Arbor mediocris v. alta, passim “Spotted Gum-tree” vocata. Cortex rugosus, secedens. Folia 3-8" 
longa, |-1" lata, raro latiora, dilute viridia, nitidula, exsiccatione pallescentia et opaca. Pedunculi J— 
longi, superne 1|—2'" lati, ssepius ancipites quam compresso teretes. Calycis tubus subvirens, 3-4'” longus. 
Operculum altum, junius interdum tenui-conicum. Filamenta longiora circiter 3'" longa, 
exsiccatione dilute fulvida. 
