Eucalyptus jimberlanica
| Eucalyptus jimberlanica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Eucalyptus |
| Species: | E. jimberlanica |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucalyptus jimberlanica L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill | |
Eucalyptus jimberlanica, commonly known as Norseman gimlet,[1] is a mallee tree that is native to a small area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.[2]
The mallee tree typically grows to a height of 4 to 10 metres (13 to 33 ft) and has smooth bark.[2] The bark is glossy and brown in colour with pith glands present. The adult leaves are disjunct, glossy, green, thick and concolorous. The leaves have a narrow lanceolate to lanceolate shape and are basally tapered. They are 6 to 10 centimetres (2.4 to 3.9 in) long and 1 to 1.6 millimetres (0.04 to 0.06 in) wide. The conflorescence is simple and axillary with regular seven-flowered umbellasters. The peduncles are narrowly flattened or angular. Fruits turbinate to hemispherical 4 to 5 millimetres (0.16 to 0.20 in) long with a 7 to 8 millimetres (0.28 to 0.31 in) diameter.[3]
It is found on valley edges in a small area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia near Norseman where it grows in loamy soils.[2]
The species was first formally described by Lawrence Johnson and Kenneth Hill in 1991 as part of the work Systematic studies in the eucalyptus. A revision of the gimlets and related species; Eucalyptus extracodical series Salubres and Annulatae (Myrtaceae) in the journal Telopea.[4] The specimen was collected from Jimberlana Hill, north east of Norseman by K.D. Hill, L.A.S. Johnson and & D.F. Blaxell in 1983.[3]
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References
- ↑ Dean Nicolle (April 2015). "Classification of the Eucalypts" (PDF). Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Eucalyptus jimberlanica". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- 1 2 "A Web Guide to the Eucalypts - Eucalyptus jimberlanica". Eucalink. Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ↑ "Eucalyptus jimberlanica L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 23 April 2017.