147 
E. McCLATCHEI TO E. MELLIODORA. 
x E. McClatchei: Kinney. C. R. Pt. 
Ixxi. ; Vol. viii. . Plate 200. 
A supposed hybrid; reputed parents E. 
U i 1US and ^ Leaves lik e those of E. 
Globulus, buds and seed-cups in threes, pedi¬ 
cellate. Los Angeles, California. 
x E. Mclntyrensis: Maiden. C.R. 
Pt. liv. 166; Vol. vi. 166. 
A supposed natural hybrid. A medium-sized 
scrambling Gum-tree, with more or less flaky 
bark on the butt; seed-cups mallet-shaped, 
(7x9 mm.). Timber red. S.A. 
E. macrandra: F. von Mueller. C.R. 
Pt. xxxvi. 153; Vol. iv. 153. 
A shrub or small tree with a smooth bark; 
leaves broad; buds sub-cylindrical, sometimes 
more than an inch long; seed-cups small, semi- 
ovoid to nearly bell-shaped, valves not protrud- 
ing (7-8 x 5-7 mm.). Sand plains, W.A. 
E. macrocarpa: Hooker. C.R. Pt. 
xviii. 239; Vol. ii. 239. 
A very straggling, glaucous shrub, up to 14 
feet high, forming dense thickets; leaves very 
glaucous, opposite, sessile; buds large, globular; 
filaments or stamens pink; seed-cups very large, 
broadly top-shaped (5 x 9 cm.) An ornamen¬ 
tal species. Sand plains, W.A. 
E. macrorrhyncha : F. von Mueller. 
C.R. Pt. viii. 225; Vol. i. 225. 
A medium-sized tree; bark fibrous on trunk 
and main branches; juvenile leaves broad, 
slightly hispid or rough; buds with blunt points; 
seed-cups medium, three-celled, (5-10 x 10-11 
mm.). Timber whitish to pale brown, durable. 
V., S.A., N.S.W., Q. (See Group iii. 34.) 
E. maculata: Hooker. C.R. Pt. 
xliii. 84; Vol. v. 84. 
A tall tree; bark deciduous in patches; juve¬ 
nile leaves large, broadly lanceolate, peltate, 
hispid or rough; adult leaves large, lanceolate; 
flowers terminal in clusters; buds large, clavate; 
lid domed; seed-cups medium to large, urceo- 
late, (14-18 x 10-15 mm.). Timber pale, of 
good quality. V., N.S.W., Q. (See Group i. 
6 .) 
E. maculosa: R. T. Baker. C.R. Pt. 
xxvii. 125; Vol. iii. 125; Pt. lxviii. 
373; Vol. vii. 373. 
A medium-sized tree, with a smooth, blotched 
bark; juvenile leaves usually more or less ob¬ 
long; adult leaves narrow, lanceolate; seed-cups 
small (5-7 x 4-6 mm.). Timber red, brittle. 
N.S.W., V. 
E. Maideni: F. von Mueller. C.R. Pt. 
xviii. 256; Vol. ii. 256. 
A tall, smooth-bark Gum, somewhat like E. 
globulus, the juvenile and adult leaves are also 
similar to those of E. globulus; buds narrow, 
clavate, pointed; seed-cups stalked, top-shaped, 
smaller than those of E. globulus, (about 10 
x 12 mm.). Timber pale, hard and durable. 
Thrives at a much higher altitude than E. 
globulus. V., N.S.W. (See Group iv. 51 .) 
E. marginata: Smith. C.R. Pt. 
viii. 241; Vol. i. 241; Pt. Ii. 13; 
Vol. vi. 13; Pt. lvi. 267; Vol. vi. 
267. 
A large forest tree; bark rough, persistent, 
sub-fibrous; juvenile leaves broad; buds large, 
with long conical lids; seed-cups large, stalked,' 
globular, (16 x 15 mm.). Timber red, of excel¬ 
lent quality. W.A. (See Group i. 7.) 
E. megacarpa: F. von Mueller. C.R. 
Pt. xviii. 246; Vol. ii. 246. 
A medium-sized tree; bark smooth; juvenile 
leaves broad, elliptical; buds large; seed-cups 
very large, semi-globose, (25 x 30 mm.). Tim¬ 
ber brownish, brittle. W.A. 
E. melanophloia : F. von Mueller. 
C.R. Pt. xii. 71; Vol. ii. 71; Pt. 
lix. 497; Vol. vi. 497. 
“Silver-leafed Ironbark.” A medium-sized 
tree with rough, deeply furrowed hard bark; 
juvenile leaves ovate, sessile; adult leaves ellip¬ 
tical, usually sessile in pairs; buds semi-ovate; 
seed-cups very small, pilular, (4-5 x 5-4 mm.). 
Timber red, inferior. N.S.W., Q. 
E. melanoxylon: Maiden. C.R. Pt. 
lvii. 351; Vol. vi. 351. 
A tree 40-60 feet high; bark rough and per¬ 
sistent at base only; juvenile leaves glaucous, 
thick, ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate; adult 
leaves narrow-lanceolate; buds small, club- 
shaped; seed-cups small, valves exsert (6x5 
mm.). Timber very dark, almost black, hard. 
W.A. 
E. melliodora: A. Cunningham. C.R. 
Pt. xiv. 135; Vol. ii. 135. 
A well-shaped medium-sized tree, with pendu¬ 
lous branches; bark sub-fibrous on lower part of 
trunk; juvenile leaves ovate, somewhat triple- 
nerved ; adult leaves narrow-lanceolate; buds 
