Eucalyptus carnei
| Carne's blackbutt | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Eucalyptus |
| Species: | E. carnei |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucalyptus carnei C.A.Gardner | |
Eucalyptus carnei also known as the Carne's blackbutt is a eucalypt that is native to an area in central of Western Australia.[1]
The tree or mallee typically grows to a height of 2.5 to 10 metres (8 to 33 ft) and can have smooth or rough bark. It blooms between February and May and produces white yellow flowers.[1] The dull, grey-green, thick, concolorous adult leaves are disjunct. The leaf blade has a lanceolate shape and is basally tapered, dull, grey-green, thick, concolorous. The simple conflorescence has an axillary position and has seven flowered umbellasters with peduncles the are broadly flattened. The buds have a cylindrical or conical shape and form into cylindrical fruits.[2]
The species is found in skeletal soils and red sand and on rocky laterite it is distributed through the Goldfields and Mid West regions of Western Australia.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Eucalyptus carnei". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- ↑ "Eucalyptus carnei". Eucalink. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Retrieved 26 July 2017.