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Granites Township, Laiarides 6256, 22 Apr 1957 (CANB, NSW); 15 miles [24 km] NW of Limbunya 
station. Perry 2312, 30 June 1949 (CANB, NSW); between Renner's [Renner] Springs and Powells 
Creek, White 7, 30 May 1922 (NSW). 
Queensland: Camooweal, Blake 8849, 1 May 1935 (BRI, CANB, NSW, NT); Dalgonally to Fort 
Constantine, Blake 12646, 20 Aug 1936 (BRI, NSW); 7 miles [11.2 km] N of Normanton on the 
Karumba road. Carotin 8722, 18 Apr 1974 (NSW); Sandy Creek, 2 miles [3.2 km] from Nardoo 
towards Gregory Downs, Carolin 8884, 26 Apr 1974 (NSW); Normanton to Karumba road between 
Normanton and Maggieville, Clarkson 2696 b, 6 Nov 1979 (BRI, CANB, NSW); Riversleigh Holding 
[c. NE of Camooweal], Cittins 800, June 1963 (NSW); 27 miles [43.2 km] NW of Cloncurry 
township, Lazarides 4307, 11 Mar 1954 (CANB, NSW); 37 miles [59.2 km] of Croydon township. 
Speck 4762, 21 July 1954 (CANB, NSW); about 25 miles [40 km] W [i.e. NW] of Croydon, Stocker 
741, 3 June 1971 (QRS, NSW). 
15B. Eucalyptus pruinosa Schauer subsp. tenuata L.A.S. Johnson & K.D. Hill, subsp. nov. 
Ab subspecie pruinosa distinguitur: alabastra minora, pedicelli graciles delicatique et 
fructus parvi. 
Type: Northern Territory:15 1cm E of Timber Creek roadhouse on highway, K.D. Hill 
919, L.A.S. Johnson & D. Benson, 21 July 1984 (holo NSW; iso CANB, DNA, PERTH). 
Adult leaves 25-110 mm long, 15-60 mm wide. Peduncles 5-18 mm long, less than 1 mm 
diam. Pedicels 4-8 mm long. Buds 6-8 mm long, 3—4 mm diam.; calyptra conical, 
acute, about as long as hypanthium. Fruits 5-8 mm long, 4-6 mm diam. 
Distinguished from the type subspecies by the small buds, the slender, delicate 
pedicels and the small fruits. 
Distribution: northern, wetter parts of the Northern Territory and corresponding 
northern parts of the Kimberley region of Western Australia (Fig. 18). 
Ecology: habitat is generally similar to that of the type subspecies, although often on 
more sloping country and on a wider range of soils, some quite heavy. Habitats of this 
subspecies tend to be locally drier sites with low open woodland or shrubland, in a 
region of taller and more closed vegetation. 
Conservation status: widespread and locally abundant, not considered to be at risk. 
Tire epithet is from the Latin tenuis, slender, with the Latin adjectival termination -atits, 
in reference to the slender pedicels and peduncles. 
Selected specimens (from 25 examined): Northern Territory: Roper Valley station, Bateman 11, 
11 June 1950 DNA, NSW); 15 miles [24 km] W of Katherine towards Wyndham, Brooker 3142, 
17 June 1971 (CANB, NSW); 12m [19.2 km] west of Katherine Gorge, Brooker 3154, 17 June 1971 
(CANB, NSW); Saddle Creek, 71 miles [113.6 km] by road from Timber Creek Police Stn towards 
Kununurra, Brooker 4205, 29 Oct 1973 (CANB, NSW); 1 km W of Elsey Creek on Roper Road, Brooker 
6213, 5 Apr 1979 (CANB, NSW); 17 miles [27.2 km] NE of Mainoru, Cole 81 & Provan, (CANB, 
NSW); 14 miles [22.4 km] NNE Mainoru, Maconochie 1430, 14 June 1972 (DNA, NSW); Maude Creek 
area. Speck 1621, 3 Sep 1961 (CANB, NSW); 13 miles [20.8 km] S of Delamere station. Perry 2850, 
31 May 1952 (CANB, NSW); Canopy Rock, Mountain Valley Stn, Swinbourne 682, 25 Mar 1963 
(NSW); 50 km S Mataranka, Stuart Highway, Wightman 1504, 2 July 1984 (DNA, CANB, K, NSW). 
Western Australia: Radigans Bore [near] Bow River, Sainty & Lillyman s.n., 9 June 1982 (NSW); 
Telegraph Creek about 160 km NNE of Halls Creek, Briggs 3677, 19 June 1970 (NSW); 10 km SW 
Mt Barnett St [station], Kimberleys, Guymer 606, 6 Sep 1976 (BRI, NSW). 
Intergrades between the subspecies 
Selected specimens (from 12 examined): Northern Territory: 95.7 km SE of Fitzroy Crossing, 
Ngumban Cliff area, Brooker 10782, 24 Apr 1991 (CANB, NSW, PERTH); 20 miles [32 km] SW 
Borroloola, Hill 566, 2 Sep 1911 (NSW); 6.0 km W of Montejinni turnoff on Buchanan Highway, Hill 
1009, Johnson & Benson, 4 Aug 1984 (NSW). 
