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Eucalyptus microcorys, F.v.M. 
The Tallow-wood. 
(Family MYRTACEjTI.) 
Botanical description. — Genus, Eucalyptus. (See Part II, p. 33.) 
Botanical description.— Species, E. microcorys , F.v.M. 
A tall tree, with a persistent furrowed fibrous bark (F. Mueller). 
Leaves mostly ovate-lanceolate, or broad lanceolate, acuminate, straight or very unequal at the 
base, about 3 to 4 inches long, not very thick, the veins very divergent and fine, but 
prominent and not close. 
Peduncles axillary or in short terminal corymbs, terete or somewhat angular, compressed, 
}, to 1 inch long, each with about 4 to 8 (lowers. 
Buds clavate, short, but tapering into thick pedicels of 2 to 3 lines. 
Calyx-tube short, with the free part much dilated, about 2 lines diameter. 
Operculum much shorter than the calyx, broad, flat, very obtuse or slightly umbonate. 
Stamens inflected in the bud, the outer ones about 3 lines long, anantherous or with small abortive 
anthers, the inner ones much shorter and perfect; anthers small, with diverging at length 
confluent cells. 
Ovary flat-topped. 
Fruit obovoid-oblong, contracted at the orifice, tapering at the base, about 3 lines long and 
scarcely 2 lines diameter, the rim narrow, the capsule sunk. (B.F1. iii, 212.) 
Botanical Name. — Eucalyptus, already explained (see Part II, p. 34) ; 
microcorys, from two Greek words signifying “a little lielmet,” in allusion to the 
comparative smallness of the cap ( operculum ) of the bud. 
Vernacular Names. —Tallow-wood is the name by which the timber and 
tree are universally known in New South Wales, owing to the greasy nature of 
the former. This is taken advantage of in using it for hall-room flooring. In 
Queensland it goes more or less under the names of “ Peppermint,” “ Turpentine,” 
and “ Red Stringy hark,” names which in New South IV ales are already appropriated 
to different trees. The two former names are in allusion to the oil contained in its 
leaves, the last in allusion to the colour of its hark, and not because of the colour of 
its wood, as is Red Stringybark in New South Wales. 
Aboriginal Names. —The aborigines of the Richmond River, New South 
Wales, used to call it “ Wangee,” and those of the Brisbane River “ Tee.” 
