Eucalyptus amplifolia Naudin

Cabbage gum (en), Eucalyptus à feuilles amples (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Eucalyptus l'hér.

Characteristics

Trees. Bark whitish or grayish, smooth, maculate, exfoliating. Branchlets terete. Young leaves opposite; leaf blade ovate to orbicular, 7-14 × 6-12 cm. Leaf blade of intermediate leaves broadly lanceolate, 4-5 cm wide. Mature leaves with a 1.5-2.5 cm petiole; leaf blade lanceolate, 10-25 × 2.5-3.5 cm, slightly twisted, both surfaces with small glands, secondary veins at an angle of ca. 45° from midvein, intramarginal veins ca. 0.7 mm from margin. Inflorescences axillary, simple, umbels 7-20-flowered; peduncle 1-2 cm, flattened or ridged. Flower buds long ovate, 10-15 × 4-5 mm. Hypanthium semiglobose, ca. 3 mm; stipe 3-4 mm; calyptra long awl-shaped, 3 to 4 times as long as hypanthium, apex acuminate. Stamens ca. 1 cm; anthers obovoid, dehiscing longitudinally, large glands abaxially. Capsule semiglobose to truncate capitate globose, 4-6 × 5-7 mm; disk broad; valves 3-5, strongly exserted from hypanthium. Fl. Aug-Sep.
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Tree to 30 m high. Bark smooth throughout, white, grey, blue-grey or green-grey. Juvenile leaves broadly lanceolate to orbicular, green, concolorous. Adult leaves lanceolate to broadly lanceolate, acuminate, firm; lamina 10–20 cm long, 1.5–3 cm wide, green; lateral veins at 35°–45°; intramarginal vein up to 2 mm from margin; petiole terete or channelled, 14–24 mm long. Umbels 7–15-flowered; peduncle flattened or angular, 7–15 mm long; pedicels absent or terete, to 8 mm long. Buds conical; operculum conical, 7–9 mm long, c. 4 mm wide; hypanthium hemispherical, 2–3 mm long, c. 4 mm wide. Fruits hemispherical or ovoid, 3–5 mm long, 3–6 mm wide; disc broad, ascending; valves 3–5, strongly exserted. Seeds brown-black. [For more recent description see subspecies profiles-Editor]
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 30.0
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JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Usually growing in depressions and on river flats in heavy soil in open woodland and forest.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses afforestation
Edible -
Therapeutic use Anti-bacterial agents (leaf), Antifungal agents (leaf)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Minimum temperature (C°) 1
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Images

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Distribution

Eucalyptus amplifolia world distribution map, present in Australia, China, and Pakistan

Conservation status

Eucalyptus amplifolia threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:592674-1
WFO ID wfo-0000954386
COL ID 3BPLD
BDTFX ID 119859
INPN ID 717754
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Eucalyptus amplifolia

Lower taxons

Eucalyptus amplifolia subsp. amplifolia Eucalyptus amplifolia subsp. sessiliflora