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moderately spaced, somewhat obscure and irregular; intramarginal vein 0.5-1.0 mm 
from margin, present but obscure. Umbellasters axillary, 7-11-flowered. Peduncles ± 
flattened 9-17 mm long. Pedicels ± ribbed, 3-6 mm long. Mature buds ovoid, 8-10 mm 
long, 4-5 mm diam.; calyptra ± cup shaped, obtuse, faintly ribbed, slightly shorter 
than hypanthium, distinctly narrower than hypanthium. Fruits obconical, tapered into 
pedicel, slightly constricted apically, 3-4-locular, 5-7 mm long, 6-8 mm diam.; calyptra 
scar and stemonophore flat or slightly raised, 0.5-1.0 mm wide; disc depressed at 
c. 45°, 0.5-1.0 mm wide; valves narrowly triangular, acuminate, basally enclosed, 
apically ultimately vertically exserted, often broken at disc level. Seeds ± angular, 
convex, deeply and regularly pitted, ± fringed, dark grey-brown, 1.5-2.0 mm long; 
hilum ventral; chaff lustrous red-brown, smaller, angular (Fig. 8). 
Fig. 8. E. pleucrocorys. a, adult leaves, inflorescences, buds and flowers; b, longitudinal section of 
bud; c, d, anther; e, infloresences and fruits; f, g, seed (from Hill 240). Scale bars: a, e = 1 cm; 
b, f, g =1 mm; c, d = 0.5 mm. 
