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Tree to 40 m. Bark subfibrous throughout, finely fissured, grey. Juvenile leaves alternate, petiolate, ovate, often cordate, green, discolorous. Adult leaves lanceolate, acuminate; lamina 9-16 cm long, 1.6-2.5 cm wide; lateral veins faint, at 30°-45°; intramarginal vein up to 1 mm from margin; petiole flattened or channelled, 15-20 mm long. Umbels 7-flowered; peduncle 13-27 mm long; pedicels absent or up to 4 mm long. Buds clavate; operculum hemispherical, 8-10 mm long, 9-13 mm wide; hypanthium obconical or campanulate, often ribbed, 7-9 mm long, 7-8 mm wide. Fruits campanulate or cylindrical, often faintly ribbed, 13-22 mm long, 13-17 mm wide; disc broad, level, convex or ascending; valves 4, level or slightly exserted.
Tree to 40 m with grey finely fissured flaky-fibrous bark throughout.. Juvenile leaves ovate, often cordate, adult lanceolate, 9–16 cm long, 1.6–2.5 cm wide; petiole flattened or channelled, 1.5–2 cm long.. Umbels 7-flowered; peduncle broad and flat, 1.3–1.7[3] cm long [8 mm wide]; pedicels absent or up to 4 mm long.. Buds mushroom-shaped; operculum hemispherical, distinctly wider than calyx-tube apex, 8–10 mm long, 0.9–1.3 cm wide.. Calyx-tube obconical or campanulate, 7–9 mm long, 7–8 mm wide, often ribbed.. Fruits campanulate or cylindrical, 1.3–2.2 cm long, 1.3–1.7 cm wide, often faintly ribbed with broad level, convex or ascending disc and 4 flush or slightly exserted valves.. Fig. 7/16, p. 38.
A gum tree with a straight trunk. It can grow 10-40 m high. The bark is rough, grey and remains on the tree. The leaves are grey-green and curled. The flowers are creamy white and occur in large clusters.
