Eucalyptus albopurpurea

Eucalyptus albopurpurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species: E. albopurpurea
Binomial name
Eucalyptus albopurpurea
(Boomsma) Nicolle

Eucalyptus albopurpurea (Coffin Bay mallee) is a mallee with fibrous grey-brown bark. It is endemic to South Australia with distribution limited to coastal areas on Kangaroo Island and the southern tip of the Eyre Peninsula in the vicinity of Coffin Bay.[1]

White, pink or purple flowers appear between March and October.[1]

E. albopurpurea was previously considered a subspecies of E. lansdowneana however is now considered most closely related to E. odorata.[1]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nicolle, Dean (2000). "New Taxa of Eucalyptus Informal Subgenus Symphyomyrtus (Myrtaceae), Endemic to South Australia". Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Garden 19: 83–94. Retrieved 21 March 2015.