Eucalyptus bridgesiana R.T.Baker

Applebox (en), Eucalyptus de Bridges (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Eucalyptus l'hér.

Characteristics

Tree to 22 m. Bark rough, fibrous, flaky, tessellated throughout, grey to grey-brown. Juvenile leaves opposite to subopposite, sessile to shortly petiolate, orbicular to broadly ovate, amplexicaul, crenulate, glaucous, concolorous. Adult leaves alternate, lanceolate or narrowly lanceolate, acuminate; lamina 12–20 cm long, 1.5–2.5 cm wide, dark green, concolorous; lateral veins distinct, at 25°–40°; intramarginal vein up to 2 mm from margin; petiole flattened or terete, 15–30 mm long. Umbels 7-flowered; peduncle terete or angular, 7–15 mm long; pedicels 2–5 mm long. Buds ovoid, often apiculate; operculum conical, 3–4 mm long, 3–5 mm wide; hypanthium hemispherical, 2–3 mm long, 3–5 mm wide. Fruits hemispherical, 5–7 mm long, 4–7 mm wide; disc moderately broad, ascending; valves 3 or 4, exserted.
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A tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 20.0 - 22.5
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Grows in clayey soil in openwoodland and forest, mostly on gentle slopes.
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Open, grassy woodland on drier sites; at elevations up to 1,300 metres.
It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

Uses essential oil gum invertebrate food material wood
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
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Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Images

Eucalyptus bridgesiana unspecified picture

Distribution

Eucalyptus bridgesiana world distribution map, present in Australia and United States of America

Conservation status

Eucalyptus bridgesiana threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:592755-1
WFO ID wfo-0000954549
COL ID 6H4LM
BDTFX ID 101366
INPN ID 611731
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Eucalyptus bridgesiana Eucalyptus bridgesiana var. amblycorys Eucalyptus stuartiana var. amblycorys