Eupomatia
(from eu, well, and poma, a lid; calyptra covering the flower before expansion, in the manner of an extinguisher). ORD. Anonaceae. This exclusively Australian genus contains a couple of species of fine greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Peduncles short, one-flowered, terminal or lateral. Leaves alternate, entire, shortly petiolate. They thrive in a compost of sandy peat and fibry loam. Cuttings of ripened shoots will root in sandy soil, if placed under a hand glass.
E. Bennettii (Bennett's). fl. solitary, terminal, on a short peduncle above the last leaf, when fully expanded rather more than 1in. in diameter. l. oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, or acute, 3in. to 5in. long, narrowed at the base into a short petiole, which is again enlarged at the base, and shortly decurrent on the stem, leaving oblique raised lines when they fall off. h. 1ft. to 2ft. (B. M. 4848, under name of E. laurina.) E. laurina (Laurel-like). fl. greenish-yellow; peduncles one-flowered, axillary. l. oblong, coriaceous. h. 4ft. 1824.