Eucalyptus burdettiana

Burdett gum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species: E. burdettiana
Binomial name
Eucalyptus burdettiana
Blakely & H.Steedman

Eucalyptus burdettiana, commonly known as Burdett gum or Burdett's mallee,[1] is a tree that is native to Western Australia .[2]

Description

The mallee typically grows to a height of 1 to 4 metres (3 to 13 ft) and has smooth bark. It produces green-yellow flowers irregularly through the year. The mallee is mostly multi-stemmed with smooth dark grey over dark orange coloured bark. The adult leaves are a glossy green to blue-green colour. The leaf blade has length of 6 to 9 centimetres (2.4 to 3.5 in) long and a width of 1 to 1.7 cm (0.39 to 0.67 in) with a dense vein network and numerous oil glands. Buds form and are 4 to 5 cm (1.57 to 1.97 in) in length and 0.7 to 1 cm (0.28 to 0.39 in) wide. Inflorescences form sessile clusters of seven to eleven flowers on a flattened peduncle mostl often between January and March or July and August.[3] It is closely related to the Beaufort Inlet Mallee (Eucalyptus newbeyi).

Classification

The species was first formally described by the botanists William Blakely and Henry Steedman in 1939 as part of the work Additions to the Australian Myrtaceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium.[4]

Distribution

It is found on quartzite ridges and rocky areas along the south coast in the Goldfields-Esperance region between Ravensthorpe and Jerramungup where it grows in sandy soils.[2] The only remaining population is found in Fitzgerald River National Park and is composed of 140 plants split into five sub-populations.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Luke Sweedman, David Merritt (2006). Australian Seeds: A Guide to Their Collection, Identification and Biology. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 9780643098602.
  2. 1 2 "Eucalyptus burdettiana". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  3. 1 2 "Approved Conservation Advice for Eucalyptus burdettiana (Burdett Gum)" (PDF). Department of the Environment and Energy. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Eucalyptus burdettiana Blakely & H.Steedman". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
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