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Table 4. Subseries Incrassatosae (all measurements in mm) cont. 
E. costata 
subsp. costata 
E. costata 
subsp. murrayana 
E. grossifolia 
E. singulars 
Habit 
mallee 
mallee 
mallee 
tree ('mallet') 
Substrate 
red sand or 
red sandy 
laterite or 
sand over 
sandy loam 
loam & 
desert sand 
silicious 
sands 
laterite 
Juvenile 
ovate to broad- 
ovate to broad- 
ovate to 
elliptical to 
leaves 
lanceolate 
lanceolate 
elliptical 
broad-lanceolate 
Adult leaves 
lanceolate 
lanceolate 
lanceolate 
to ovate 
narrow- 
lanceolate 
- size (b<B) 
60-110x13-28 
to 120x15-25 
50-120x20-50 
70-130x18-20 
Petiole 
terete to 
slightly flattened 
terete 
flattened to 
terete 
terete 
Petiole (L) 
12-20 
15-25 
11-26 
10-20 
Peduncle 
angular, thick 
terete to 
slightly flattened 
flattened, 
broad 
flattened 
Peduncle (L) 
12-18 
10-20 
12-30 
15-30 
Pedicel 
terete 
terete. 
terete 
quadrangular 
Pedicel (L) 
3-10 
3-5 
0-4 
5-10 
Buds - size 
(LxB) 
9-18x5-8 
to 15 x 6 
9-17x6-8 
9-20 x 5-8 
- calyptra 
conical, 
conical, 
conical, 
long-beaked, 
beaked 
beaked 
beaked 
ribbed 
- hypanthium 
slightly ribbed 
ribbed 
strongly ribbed 
strongly ribbed 
Fruits 
ovoid to 
cupular 
cylindrical 
cupular 
to obconical 
cylindrical 
- size (LxB) 
11-16x9-12 
9-13x7-10 
10-20x9-15 
15-20 x 8-10 
- ribbing 
distinct 
slight to almost 
smooth 
distinct 
distinct 
Valves 
deeply 
rim level 
deeply 
slightly below 
enclosed to 
slightly below 
rim 
or slightly 
below rim 
enclosed 
rim 
Seeds 
grey- 
brown to 
black 
dark brown 
dark grey- 
brown to 
black 
dark brown 
to black 
narrow wing 
slight wing 
narrow wing 
narrow wing 
