Eucalyptus saxatilis
Eucalyptus saxatilis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Eucalyptus |
Species: | E. saxatilis |
Binomial name | |
Eucalyptus saxatilis J.B.Kirkp. & Brooker[1] | |
Eucalyptus saxatilis (Suggan Buggan Mallee or Mount Wheeler Mallee) is a mallee or small tree, native to Australia.
Description
The species may grow up to 8 metres in height and has smooth bark, which is grey-green and sheds in short ribbons.[2] The juvenile leaves are opposite and glaucous.[2] The adult leaves are bluish grey and falcate to laceolate. These are 10 to 15 cm long and 1 to 2 cm wide.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was first formally described by J.B. Kirkpatrick and M.I.H. Brooker in Australian Forest Research in 1977 from material collected at Little River Gorge.[1]
Distribution
The species occurs in eastern Victoria and south-eastern New South Wales in Australia.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Eucalyptus saxatilis". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Eucalyptus saxatilis". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2009-09-10.