Eucalyptus brockwayi

Eucalyptus brockwayi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species: E. brockwayi
Binomial name
Eucalyptus brockwayi
C.A.Gardner

Eucalyptus brockwayi is a species of tree, 5 to 20 metres in height, found in the Coolgardie region of Southwest Australia. The bark is smooth, white or contrasted with various hues of salmon, grey, and brownish red. The flowers are cream, white or yellow, and occur between March and June.[1][2] The epithet commemorates the botanist George Ernest Emerson Brockway.[3]

The species is also referred to as Dundas Mahogany.[1]

References

  1. "Eucalyptus brockwayi C.A.Gardner". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
  2. "Brockway, George Ernest Emerson - biography". Collectors & Illustrators. Australian National Herbarium. Retrieved 11 December 2010.