Eucalyptus brevifolia F.Muell.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Eucalyptus l'hér.

Characteristics

Tree to 12 m. Bark white, often with flakes of dark, shedding bark. Juvenile leaves opposite, ovate to rhombic, grey-green, concolorous. Adult leaves alternate, ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate, acute or shortly apiculate, thick; lamina 6–15 cm long, 1.5–3.5 cm wide, grey-green, concolorous; lateral veins faint, at 50°–65°; intramarginal vein almost confluent with or up to 1 mm from margin; petiole terete, 10–17 mm long. Umbels 7-flowered; peduncle terete, 3–6 mm long; pedicels absent or 1–2 mm long. Buds ovoid; operculum hemispherical to subconical, 4–5 mm long and wide; hypanthium hemispherical, 4–5 mm long and wide. Fruits hemispherical or subglobular, 5–8 mm long, 4–7 mm wide; disc broad, convex or flat; valves usually 3, just exserted.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 9.0
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Rooting depth (meter) 0.5
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Plains, slopes and "breakaway" topography in open woodlands; at elevations from 100-700 metres.
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Grows ongravelly plains, plateaus, ridges and slopes in open tropical woodland.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses timber wood
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Optimum temperature (C°) 24 - 38
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Images

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Distribution

Eucalyptus brevifolia world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Eucalyptus brevifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:592752-1
WFO ID wfo-0000954545
COL ID 3BPPR
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Eucalyptus pallidifolia Eucalyptus brevifolia