Powder-barked Wandoo | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Eucalyptus |
Species: | E. accedens |
Binomial name | |
Eucalyptus accedens W. V. Fitzg. |
Powder-barked Wandoo(also found as Powderbark Wandoo) (Eucalyptus accedens) is a eucalypt native to Western Australia. Mature trees are around 15–25 m high with branches high up the trunk.
The smooth bark is notable for being covered in a talc-like powder. It is pale-white when fresh, turning a shade of orange before being shed again. The white flowers occur in Autumn.