| Bell-fruited Mallee | |
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| Eucalyptus preissiana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Eucalyptus |
| Species: | E. preissiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucalyptus preissiana Schauer |
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Eucalyptus preissiana, also known as Bell-fruited Mallee, is a small tree or shrub which occurs in an area between Albany and Esperance in Western Australia.
It is a mallee eucalyptus with smooth, grey bark that usually grows to between 2 and 3 metres in height. The leaves are large, ovate, thick and blunt-tipped. It produces large, yellow flowers on thick peduncles from late winter to late spring. The buds have rounded reddish-coloured caps and the fruits are large and bell-shaped. Yellow flowers appear between August and November (late winter to late spring) in its native range.
There are currently two recognised subspecies of Eucalyptus preissiana: