Eucalyptus saxatilis

Eucalyptus saxatilis
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. 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. 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.