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Fig. 15. £. limitaris. a, adult leaves, infructescences and fruits, b, fruits; c, seed, (from Hill 987). 
Scale bar: a, b = 10 mm, c = 1 mm. 
in the breakdown zone. Here, E. tephrodes or plants with a greater obvious influence of 
that taxon tend to favour higher ground. 
Conservation status: not considered to be at risk. 
The epithet is from the Latin limes, limitis, a border or boundary, in reference to the 
distribution across the Western Australia-Northern Territory border. 
Selected specimens (from 19 examined): Northern Territory: Montejinni turnoff on Buchanan 
Highway, Hill 1007, Johnson & Benson, 4 Aug 1984 (NSW, CANB, DNA, PERTH); 53 miles [85 km] 
SE of Mistake Ck Homestead, Perry 3193, 30 Aug 1952 (CANB, NSW); Mistake Ck, Robinson 88, 
26 Aug 1970 (NT, NSW). Western Australia: 35 km N of highway towards Windjana Gorge, Brooker 
10127, 20 Oct 1988 (CANB, NSW); 16.5 km E of Halls Ck on Nicholson rd. Hill 999, Johnson & 
Benson, 3 Aug 1984 (NSW); 25.7 km E of Tunnel Ck (just E of Cajeput Ck), Hill 3443, Johnson & 
Stanberg, 23 Nov 1988 (NSW, CANB, PERTH); 7.7 km from Echidna Gorge to 3 Ways, Bungle 
Bungle NP, Hill 3501, Johnson & Stanberg, 28 Nov 1988 (NSW); 13.9 km N of RB creek on Duncan 
Highway, Hill 3521 & Stanberg, 30 Nov 1988 (NSW, CANB, PERTH); 27 km from Duncan Highway 
towards Nelson Springs, Hill 3522 & Stanberg, 30 Nov 1988 (NSW). 
