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GROUP V. E. CORIACEA. E. DALRYMPLEANA. 
58. E. CORIACEA A. Cunningham. 
NATURAL HABITAT, DESCRIPTION, AND USES. 
This species has its natural habitat in Tasmania and in south-eastern 
Australia. It appears in scattered specimens at moderate altitudes, but is mainly 
an alpine species, growing in scrubby form up to 5,000 feet and even 6,000 feet 
above sea level. The dead bark is non-fibrous and falls away in sheets and scales, 
leaving a white smooth surface, except at the base of the stem where it sometimes 
persists in the form of coarse plates. Leaves in juvenile stage soon short-stalked, 
oval or round, often very large; on adult trees long-stalked, thick, leathery, 
5in. to Gin. long, unbalanced. At low altitudes the two surfaces of the 
leaf are of the same deep green and so shiny that they reflect the sunlight 
almost like polished metal; at high altitudes both leaves and twigs may become 
glaucous. The lateral veins of the leaf in this species form extremely acute 
angles with the midrib, some of them running almost throughout the length of 
the leaf. The specific name coriacea means leathery and as applied to the leaves 
is appropriate. Umbel with several flowers; stalk %in., stalklets %m .; lid of 
hud low, blunt; anthers kidney-shaped with divergent connected openings. Ripe 
seed-cup pear-shaped up to %in. in depth and a little more in width, 3-celled, rim 
flat or slightly countersunk, valves wholly below rim. Mature wood pale, fissile, 
often not very durable. 
CULTIVATION IN NEW ZEALAND. 
E. coriacea makes beautiful arboretum specimens and is of value for fuel and 
shelter where better species will not grow. It cannot be recommended for timber 
production. On poor open country it spreads rapidly by natural distribution of 
its seed. It is thus liable to become a weed, and should never be allowed to get 
out of control. It cannot withstand severe saline winds. There is reason to 
believe that nearly all our New Zealand specimens of E. coriacea have been 
derived from parent trees growing at low altitudes in the natural habitat. If the 
species were cultivated from alpine seed, we might find it useful for shelter on 
some of our own cold uplands. In this case it woidd he properly included m 
Group VI. 
59. E. DALRYMPLEANA Maiden. 
•NATURAL HABITAT, DESCRIPTION, AND USES. 
This is a species of the high mountain slopes where it has to endure very low 
temperatures It is reported to be at its natural optimum in the mountain 
country of south-eastern New South Wales. Finding there wholly congenial 
conditions it forms forests of tall, shaft-like stems crowned with dull green 
foliage Many of the trees are very large. The dead hark is sub-fibrous, and 
comes off in long ribbons, leaving the stems and branches of the trees with a white 
or dull white general aspect. In the juvenile stage the leaves are sessile and 
broad- on the adult tree stalked, 5in. to 6in. long, curved to one side, and of the 
same dull green on the two surfaces. The umbel is 3-flowered, stalk and stalklets 
short- lid of hud domed or conical; anthers with longitudinal and nearly parallel 
openings Ripe seed-cup about 5/16in. in depth and width, usually 3-celled, rim 
