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E. PARADOXA TO E. PHOENICEA. 
E. paradoxa: Maiden & Blakely. C.R. 
Pt. lxxi. ; Vol. viii. 
A moderately large Gum tree, bark smooth, 
except at butt; juvenile leaves broad, glaucous; 
adult leaves long, falcate-lanceolate; buds 3-6 
in the head on long stalks, clavate; seed-cups 
pedicellate, mallet-shaped to nearly globular, 
disc thick, smooth, covering the short, thick 
valves (10 x 11 mm.). Timber yellowish brown, 
of good quality. V., rare. 
E. Parramattensis : Hall. C.R. Pt. 
xxxii. 37; Vol. iv. 37. 
A medium-sized Red Gum; bark smooth, 
blotched; leaves narrow-lanceolate; buds ovate 
to conical; seed-cups very small, hemispherical 
to mallet-shaped, valves exsert (5x6 mm.). 
Timber red, inferior. N.S.W. 
E. parvifolia: Cambage. C.R. Pt. 
xxy. 88; Vol. iii. 88. 
A small shrubby tree, 20-30 feet high; bark 
smooth; leaves small, linear-lanceolate to ovate- 
lanceolate; seed-cups egg-shaped, very small, 
sessile, (6x5 mm.). N.S.W. 
E. patellaris: F. von Mueller. C.R. 
Pt. xxxix. 257; Vol. iv. 257; Pt. 
lxix. 408; Vol. vii. 408. 
A tree 30-40 feet high; bark rough, persis¬ 
tent on trunk and branches; leaves narrow- 
lanceolate, 5-12 inches long; buds large, cla¬ 
vate; seed-cups medium, bell-shaped, (12 x 10 
mm.). Timber reddish-brown, heavy, coarse- 
fibred. N.T. 
E. patens: Bentham. C.R. Pt. xx. 
304; Vol. ii. 304. 
A large tree, with rough greyish bark on the 
trunk and branches; juvenile leaves very broad, 
opposite, sessile; adult leaves narrow, lanceolate; 
buds clavate; seed-cups large, roundish, (9-14 
x 10-15 mm.). Timber pale, soft. W.A. (See 
Group i. 8.) 
x E. Peacockeana: Maiden. C.R. Pt. 
liii. 113; Vol. vi. 113. 
A supposed natural hybrid. A medium-sized 
Ironbark, with narrow-lanceolate leaves; buds 
small, oval; seed-cups pear-shaped, small (8x7 
mm.). Timber yellowish to pale brown. Rare. 
N.S.W. 
E. pellita: F. von Mueller. C.R. Pt. 
xxx. 214; Vol. iii. 214. 
A tree 40-80 feet high, bark rough, fibrous, 
persistent throughout; juvenile leaves broad, 
ovate to broadly lanceolate; adult leaves moder¬ 
ately broad; seed-cups broad, top-shaped, large, 
often angular, (12 x 15 mm.). Timber red, 
durable. Coast range, N.S.W., Q. 
E. peltata: Bentham. C.R. Pt. 
xlii. 33; Vol. v. 33. 
A small or medium-sized yellow-barked 
Bloodwood; juvenile leaves peltate, broadly 
lanceolate, setose or bristly; adult leaves narrow- 
lanceolate; inflorescence terminal; buds large, 
seed-cups medium, urn-shaped, (10 x 9 mm.). 
Timber brownish, not very durable. Q. 
E. Penrithensis : Maiden. C.R. Pt. 
xlvii. 213; Vol. v. 213. 
A medium-sized tree; bark hard, fibrous on 
trunk, smooth on branches; leaves lanceolate; 
buds small, clavate or club-shaped; seed-cups 
pilular, (about 5 mm. in diameter). Timber 
reddish-brown, gummy. Rare. N.S.W. 
E. perfoliata: R. Brown. C.R. Pt. 
xliv. 103; Vol. v. 103. 
A crooked tree, 20-40 feet high; bark rough, 
persistent; leaves large, opposite, in young 
stage united or perfoliate; buds oval; seed-cups 
very large, urceolate or urn-shaped. (33 x 30 
mm.). Tropical W.A. 
E. perplexa: Maiden & Blakely. C.R. 
Pt. lxxi. ; Vol. viii. ; Plate 
288. 
A medium-sized Ironbark; bark dark-coloured, 
deeply furrowed; juvenile leaves broad, oblong; 
adult leaves narrow, oblong-lanceolate; seed- 
cups small, sub-globose, truncate, (4x5 mm.). 
Timber red, hard, durable. N.W.W.A. 
E. Perriniana: F. von Mueller. C.R. 
Pt. xxvi. 103; Vol. iii. 103. 
A small or medium-sized White Gum, with 
glaucous perfoliate juvenile leaves; buds in 
threes, egg-shaped; seed-cups basin-shaped 
(5x7 mm.). Timber brittle. An alpine species 
allied to E. Gunnii and E. cordata. T., V., 
N.S.W. 
E. phoenicea: F. von Mueller. C.R. 
Pt. xxii. 41; Vol. iii. 41. 
A small or medium-sized tree; bark flaky, 
more or less persistent; leaves narrow-lanceo¬ 
late ; buds clavate to urn-shaped; filaments 
(flowers) orange or scarlet; seed-cups large, 
urceolate to cigar-shaped, usually two-celled, 
(25 x 12 mm.). A gorgeous species for tropical 
cultivation. N.T., N.Q. 
