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8A. Eucalyptus oligantha subsp. oligantha 
Adult leaves 60-150 mm long, 50-130 mm wide, petioles 25-60 mm long. Peduncles 
4— 11 mm long. Pedicels 2-11 mm long. Buds 7-9 mm long, 4-5 mm diam. Fruits 6-11 mm 
long, 6-9 mm diam. 
Distribution: north of Pine Creek in the Northern Territory, extending to Melville 
Island (Fig. 11). 
Ecology: a fairly localised species, usually occurring in open savanna woodlands on 
flat sites on alluvial sandy soils near creeks. 
Hybrids are recorded with E. tectifica F. Muell. and E. distans Brooker, D. Boland 
& D. Kleinig. 
Conservation status: widespread and locally abundant, not considered to be at risk. 
Selected specimens (from 24 examined): Northern Territory: just W of Adelaide R, and Margaret 
R, Blrtke 16991 ,13 Sep 1946 (BRI, NSW); 1 km W of Bark Hut hotel on the Arnhem 1 Iighway, Boland 
& Wardman 2110, 14 Nov 1984 (CANB, NSW); flats near Primpininga Ck N of Paru [Melville 
Island], Brooker 3221, 29 June 1971 (CANB, NSW); Copeland Island, NW of Murgenella, Dunlop 
6936, 21 Oct 1987 (DNA, BRI, CANB, MEL, NSW); c. 20 km from Pine Ck on Jabiru rd. Hill 900, 
Johnson & Benson, 15 July 1984 (NSW, CANB, DNA, PERTH); Melville Island, Maclear Ck, S of 
Pickataramoor, Hill 908 ,17 July 1984 (NSW); 10 km N of Bridge Ck on New Stuart Highway, Hill 
3341, Johnson & Stanberg, 17 Nov 1988 (NSW); Bathurst Island, Jacobs 41 ,1 July 1933 (NSW); 20 miles 
[33 km[ NNE of Tipperary Homestead, Lazarides 6659 ,19 July 1961 (CANB, BRI, NSW); Coomalie 
Ck, Stuart Highway, Waterhouse & Wannan 11379 ,15 Jan 1981 (UNSW, NSW). 
8B. Eucalyptus oligantha subsp. modica L.A.S. Johnson & K.D. Hill, subsp. nov. 
Ab subspecie oligantha foliis, alabastris et fructibus totis minoribus delicatioribusque 
distinguitur. 
Type: Western Australia: 1 km E of Durack R. crossing on Gibb R rd, K.D. Hill 943, 
L.A.S. Johnson & D. Benson, 23 July 1984 (holo NSW; iso CANB, DNA, PERTH). 
Adult leaves 50-100 mm long, 40-90 mm wide, petioles 25-45 mm long. Peduncles 
5- 14 mm long. Pedicels 4-7 mm long. Buds 6-8 mm long, 3-4 mm diam. Fruits 5-6 mm 
long, 5-6 mm diam. 
Fig. 11. Distribution of E.fitzgeraldii, E. koolpinensis, E. oligantha subsp. oligantha, subsp. modica. 
