Eucalyptus calycogona Turcz.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Eucalyptus l'hér.

Characteristics

Mallee, sometimes a small tree, to 8 m high. Bark smooth, grey throughout, often with ribbons or flakes of shedding bark on lower trunk. Juvenile leaves narrowly lanceolate to ovate, grey-green. Adult leaves narrowly lanceolate to lanceolate, uncinate; lamina 6–10 cm long, 1–2 cm wide, shining, green; lateral veins faint, at 25°–35°; intramarginal vein up to 3 mm from margin; petiole terete, 8–15 mm long. Peduncle slightly flattened, 5–10 mm long; pedicels quadrangular, 2–5 mm long. Buds oblong or suburceolate, 4-angled; operculum conical or pyramidal, sometimes umbonate, 4–5 mm long and wide; hypanthium obpyramidal, 5–10 mm long, 4–5 mm wide. Fruits oblong or suburceolate, 4-angled, 5–15 mm long, 5–8 mm wide; valves 3 or 4. [For more recent description see subspecies profiles-Editor]
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 6.0 - 6.5
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Grows in sandy loam or gravelly soil, usually on flat or slightly undulating areas in open forest and woodland.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 2-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses bee plant material
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Images

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Distribution

Eucalyptus calycogona world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Eucalyptus calycogona threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:592775-1
WFO ID wfo-0000954589
COL ID 3BPQM
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Eucalyptus calycogona

Lower taxons

Eucalyptus calycogona subsp. calycogona Eucalyptus calycogona subsp. spaffordii Eucalyptus calycogona subsp. trachybasis Eucalyptus calycogona subsp. miracula