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c. 1 mm from margin. Umbellasters axillary, 7-flowered; peduncles flattened, apically 
expanded, decurved, 12-30 mm long, to 10 mm wide apically; pedicels vaguely 
quadrangular, ridged, to 8 mm long. Mature buds ovoid, distinctly costate, 15-20 mm 
long, 5-8 mm diam.; calyptra conical, long-beaked, 1.5-2 times as long as hypanthium. 
Fruits cup-shaped to cylindrical, distinctly costate, 3-locular, 15-20 mm long, 8-10 mm 
diam.; calyptra scar and stemonophore slightly raised, 1 mm wide; disc level with rim; 
valves just below rim. Seeds ± pyramidal, distinctly pitted, very narrowly winged 
circumferentially and with ventral ridges, dark grey-brown to black, 2-3 mm long; 
hilum ventral; chaff red-brown, angular (Fig. 5). 
Fig. 5. E. singularis. a, adult leaves, inflorescences and buds; b, longitudinal section of bud. 
c, d, anther; e, inflorescence and fruits; f, g, seed (from B. Briggs 7828). Scale bars: a, e = 1 cm; 
b = 5 mm; c, d, f, g = 0.5 mm. 
