Eucalyptus caliginosa Blakely & Mckie

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Eucalyptus l'hér.

Characteristics

Tree to 27 m. Bark grey. Juvenile leaves ovate, undulate, green, discolorous. Adult leaves broadly lanceolate, falcate, acuminate, thick; lamina 10–15 cm long, 2–3 cm wide, green, slightly shining, concolorous; lateral veins just visible, at 15°–30°; intramarginal vein up to 2 mm from margin; petiole flattened or channelled, 7–12 mm long. Umbels 7–11-flowered or sometimes more; peduncle flattened, 7–15 mm long; pedicels 1–4 mm long. Buds fusiform or ovoid; operculum conical, 4–5 mm long and wide; hypanthium obconical, 2–3 mm long, 4–5 mm wide. Fruits hemispherical to subglobular, 6–9 mm long, 4–7 mm wide; disc broad, level or convex; valves 3 or 4, exserted.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 20.0 - 25.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Widespread and locally dominant, in dry sclerophyll or grassy forest or woodland on loamy soils of moderate fertility.
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Occurs on slopes and ridges and sometimes in valleys, in mixed forest.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses essential oil wood
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Images

Eucalyptus caliginosa unspecified picture

Distribution

Eucalyptus caliginosa world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Eucalyptus caliginosa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:592772-1
WFO ID wfo-0000954579
COL ID 3BPQK
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Eucalyptus cyathiformis Eucalyptus caliginosa