Eucalyptus cladocalyx F.Muell.

Sugargum (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Eucalyptus l'hér.

Characteristics

Tree to 35 m with smooth pale bark.. Juvenile leaves alternate, round; adult strongly discolorous, lanceolate, 11–15 cm long, 2–2.5 cm wide; petiole quadrangular, 1.2–2.1 cm long.. Umbels 7–11-flowered, on leafless branchlets below current leaves; peduncle terete, 1–1.7 cm long; pedicels 2–7 mm long.. Buds cylindrical or urceolate; operculum hemispherical, 3–4 mm long, ± 5 mm wide, apiculate.. Calyx-tube cylindrical, 7–8 mm long, 4–5 mm wide, faintly ribbed.. Fruits ovoid or urceolate [elliptic-cylindric to cylindric-urceolate], 9–16 mm long, 6–10 mm wide, ribbed, with broad descending disc and 3–4 included valves.. Fig. 6/9, p. 35.
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Tree to 35 m. Adult leaves lanceolate; lamina 11–15 cm long, 2–2.5 cm wide; lateral veins clearly visible, at 40°–50°; intramarginal vein 1–2 mm from margin; petiole quadrangular, 12–21 mm long. Peduncle terete, 10–17 mm long; pedicels 2–7 mm long. Operculum 3–4 mm long, c. 5 mm wide; hypanthium 7–8 mm long, 4–5 mm wide. Fruits 9–16 mm long, 6–10 mm wide.
Tree to 35 m. Adult leaves lanceolate; lamina 11-15 cm long, 2-2.5 cm wide; lateral veins clearly visible, at 40°-50°; intramarginal vein 1-2 mm from margin; petiole quadrangular, 12-21 mm long. Peduncle terete, 10-17 mm long; pedicels 2-7 mm long. Operculum 3-4 mm long, c. 5 mm wide; hypanthium 7-8 mm long, 4-5 mm wide. Fruits 9-16 mm long, 6-10 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 25.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A dominant tree in dry, sclerophyll forest in the wetter parts of its range, a component of savannah woodland in drier regions; at elevations up to 600 metres.
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Grows onflats and low hills in open forest.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses animal food bee plant environmental use fuel material medicinal ornamental poison timber wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Poison (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) 23 - 32
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Eucalyptus cladocalyx world distribution map, present in Australia, Brazil, Ecuador, Morocco, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, and South Africa

Conservation status

Eucalyptus cladocalyx threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:592800-1
WFO ID wfo-0000954657
COL ID 3BPRW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Eucalyptus cladocalyx Eucalyptus corynocalyx Eucalyptus langii