300 
Telopea 9(2): 2001 
Tree to 10 m tall, characteristically with a long, straight bole. Bark smooth, white to 
base, shedding in long ribbons. Juvenile leaves ovate to orbiculate, glaucous. Adult 
leaves disjunct, lanceolate, acuminate, glossy, coriaceous, 8.0-14.0 cm long, 1.5-3.5 cm 
wide. Petioles flattened, 2.0-3.5 cm long. Young stems 4-angled. Lateral veins at 
c. 30-45° to midrib, moderately spaced, somewhat degenerate, intramarginal vein 
present, ± indistinct, 1.0-2.0 mm from margin, Umbellasters axillary, 7-flowered. 
Peduncles 3-5 mm long, 3-6 mm diam. Buds and fruits sessile. Mature buds ovoid. 
Fig. 19. E.fraseri subsp. melanobasis. a, adult leaves; b, inflorescence and buds; c, longitudinal section 
of bud; d, e, anther; f, inflorescence and fruits; g, h, seed (from Hill 230). Scale bars: a, b, f = 1 cm; 
c = 5 mm; d, e, g, h = 1 mm. 
