141 
E. EXSERTA TO E. FRAXINOIDES. 
E. exserta: F. von Mueller. C.R. Pt. 
xxxii. 33; Vol. iv. 33. 
A medium-sized tree, with rough bark of a 
Peppermint nature; leaves narrow-lanceolate; 
buds with conical lids; seed-cups top-shaped, 
medium, thick, rim and valves very prominent, 
(5-10 x 6-9 mm.). Timber brownish, soft. 
N.Q. 
E. falcata: Turczaninow. C.R. Pt. 
xv. 179; Vol. ii. 179; Pt. lxi. 17; 
Vol. vii. 17. 
A drooping Mallee, with very slender stems; 
leaves glaucous; buds with long rostrate lids; 
seed-cups roundish, valves prominent and slen¬ 
der, (9 x 10 mm.). Limestone Hills, near Fre¬ 
mantle, W.A. 
E. fasciculosa: F. von Mueller. C.R. 
Pt. xiv. 140; Vol. ii. 140. 
A White Gum of medium size; bark some¬ 
what flaky at butt; juvenile leaves broad, ovate; 
buds clavate; seed-cups clavate to pyriform, 
(7x5 mm.). Timber red or reddish-brown. 
Dry interior, S.A. 
E. fastigata: Deane & Maiden. C.R. 
Pt. vii. 185; Vol. i. 185; Pt. lxi. 
1; Vol. vii. 1. 
A tall shaft-like tree, 80 to over 200 feet high, 
with a diameter of 6-8 feet; bark stringy up to 
large branches; j uvenile leaves ovate-lanceolate, 
slightly hispid or rough; adult leaves falcate- 
lanceolate, strongly veined; umbels usually in 
pairs; buds low-pointed; seed-cups pear-shaped, 
domed, valves protruding, (10 x 9 mm. or less). 
Timber pale, fissile. Mountain ranges, N.S.W., 
V. (See Group iv. 47.) 
E. ferruginea: Scliauer. C.R. Pt. 
xxxviii. 214; Vol. iv. 214. 
A medium-sized scrubby Bloodwood; bark 
rough, ash-coloured, persistent on lower part of 
trunk. Leaves large, sessile, hispid; inflores¬ 
cence terminal as in all the Bloodwoods; buds 
thick, club-shaped; seed-cups large, urn-shaped, 
(24 x 18 mm.). W.A., N.T. 
E. ficifolia: F. von Mueller. C.R. Pt. 
xliii. 71; Vol. v. 71. 
A small tree, with rough, persistent bark; 
juvenile leaves broad, lanceolate, sometimes pel¬ 
tate; adult leaves medium to broad lanceolate, 
finely veined; inflorescence terminal; buds large, 
with smooth, dome-like lids; filaments flame-red; 
seed-cups very large, urn-shaped, (35 x 30 
mm.). A decorative species of which there are 
numerous garden varieties. W.A. (See Group 
ii. 16.) 
E. Flocktoniae : Maiden. C.R. Pt. 
xxxix. 281; Vol. iv. 281; Pt. lviii. 
421; Vol. vi. 421; Pt. lix. 515; 
Vol. vi. 515. 
An erect, many-stemmed or Mallee-like shrub 
or small tree, up to 40 feet high; bark almost 
smooth; stripped for tanning purposes; juvenile 
leaves opposite, decurrent, broadly lanceolate; 
adult leaves lanceolate; buds with raised ridges; 
seed-cups medium, urn-shaped, costate or rib¬ 
bed. (10 x 9 mm.). Timber red, dense, dur¬ 
able. W.A., S.A. 
E. foecunda: Scliauer. C.R. Pt. iv. 
112; Vol. i. 112. 
A medium-sized tree, or sometimes Mallee- 
like in habit; bark rough on trunk; leaves nar¬ 
row oblong to lanceolate; buds small, clavate; 
seed-cups small, clavate to campanulate or bell¬ 
shaped, (7-10 x 5-8 mm.). On limestone hills, 
W.A. 
E. Foelschiana : F. von Mueller. C.R. 
Pt. xli. 4; Vol. v. 4. 
A dwarf tree, sometimes of shrubby growth; 
bark hard, scaly, deciduous; leaves ovate to 
orbicular, sometimes very large; seed-cups large, 
urn-shaped, (20-30 x 18-25 mm.). N.T. 
E. Forrestiana: Diels. C.R. Pt. 
xxii. 35; Vol. iii. 35; Pt. lxix. 429; 
Vol. vii. 429. 
A very slender Mallee, 5-10 feet high; leaves 
broadish; buds and seed-cups large, quadrangu¬ 
lar, (cups 30 x 35 mm.). W.A. 
x E. Forsythii: Maiden. C.R. Pt. 
liii. 115; Vol. vi. 115. 
A supposed natural hybrid. Ironbark, closely 
allied to E. melliodora and E. crebra. Seed- 
cups goblet-shaped (7x7 mm.). Rare. N.S.W. 
E. fraxinoides: Deane & Maiden. C.R. 
Pt. xxxix. 298; Vol. iv. 298. 
A tall, straight, smooth-barked tree, some¬ 
what resembling E. macillata, as regards the 
nature of the bark; leaves lanceolate; buds ovoid; 
seed-cups medium, globular to urn-shaped, 
(10-12 x 12-10 mm.). Timber pale, fissile, in¬ 
flammable when green. Southern mountain 
ranges, N.S.W. 
