Eucalyptus recta

Eucalyptus recta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species: E. recta
Binomial name
Eucalyptus recta
L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill

Eucalyptus recta is a tree that is native to Western Australia.[1]

The tree typically grows to a height of 15 metres (49 ft) and has smooth bark.[1] The trunk tends to be straight for up to 5 m (16 ft) The bark is smooth with a shining pale silver-grey or white colour. It blooms and forms large buds that are 22 to 25 millimetres (0.87 to 0.98 in) long and with a diameter of 8 to 9 mm (0.31 to 0.35 in) and are broadly shallowly ribbed. the fruits are 8 to 9 mm (0.31 to 0.35 in) long and have a diameter of 10 to 12 mm (0.39 to 0.47 in).[2]

It is found in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia between Calingiri and Dowerin where it grows in sandy lateritic soils.[1] It occurs on gravel rises and gravelly sands on slopes typical of mallet eucalypts and is associated with the Blue Mallet (Eucalyptus gardneri) and Salmon Gum (Eucalyptus salmonophloia) in the Cadoux area, and with Salmon Gum in the Wongan Hills area. E. recta has a distribution that fragmented as the known subpopulations are scattered and surrounded by land cleared for agriculture. The population is estimated to occupy a total area of 15.6 hectares (39 acres) spread over an area of 360 square kilometres (139 sq mi).[2]

The species was first formally described by the botanists Ken Hill and Lawrence Johnston in 1992 in the work Systematic studies in the eucalypts - 5. New taxa and combinations in Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae) in Western Australia. in the journal Telopea.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Eucalyptus recta". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. 1 2 "Eucalyptus recta — Silver Mallet". Species Profile and Threats Database. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Eucalyptus recta L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
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