Eucalyptus youngiana
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Eucalyptus youngiana, commonly known as Large-fruited Mallee, Ooldea Mallee and Yarldarlba,[1] is a gum tree that occurs in arid and semi-arid areas of southern Western Australia and South Australia.
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[edit] Description
E. youngiana grows as a mallee from four to ten metres high, with rough, flaky bark and red or yellow flowers from June to October.[2]
[edit] Taxonomy
The species was first published in 1876 by Ferdinand von Mueller,[3] based on specimens collected at Queen Victoria Spring by Jess Young during the Giles expedition of May 1875.[4] The specific name honours Young.
There are no subspecies or varieties. In 1969 Clifford Boomsma demoted it to a subspecies of E. pyriformis, but this was overturned by Ian Brooker in 2000.[3]
[edit] Distribution and habitat
It has a fairly wide distribution, occurring throughout arid and semi-arid areas of Western Australia and South Australia. The relief is generally gentle slopes. It grows in red sands and sandy loams.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Plant Common Names Database. Retrieved on 2007-04-12.
- ^ a b Eucalyptus salubris. FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- ^ a b Eucalyptus youngiana F.Muell.. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Hall, Norman (1978). Botanists of the Eucalypts. Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization. ISBN 0643002715.
