Eucalyptus eudesmoides
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| Eucalyptus eudesmoides F. Muell. |
Mallalie (Eucalyptus eudesmoides) is a rounded, bushy, mallee eucalypt native to Western Australia. Mature trees are usually 2-3 m high, occasionally up to 6 m. It may flower from January to May.
[edit] Distribution
Mallalie occurs coastally and subcoastally from 100 km north of Perth northwards to the Murchison River.[1]
[edit] Description
The lower bark is dark grey, shedding in strips, while the upper bark is smooth, grey-brown or green-brown. Distinctive features include small, opposite, green leaves; buds in threes; stamens in four tufts; fruit with four small teeth.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Chippendale, G.M. (1973). Eucalypts of the Western Australian goldfields (and the adjacent wheatbelt). AGPS: Canberra. ISBN 0-642-00064-6
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