Eucalyptus incrassata Labill.

Lerp mallee (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Eucalyptus l'hér.

Characteristics

Mallee to 4.5 m, usually dense. Juvenile leaves ovate, green. Adult leaves lanceolate, acuminate to uncinate; lamina 6–9 cm long, 1.4–2.5 cm wide, shining, green; lateral veins faint, at 35°–45°; intramarginal vein faint, up to 2 mm from margin; petiole terete, 10–20 mm long. Umbels 3–7-flowered; peduncle flattened, dilating upwards, 13–20 mm long; pedicels 3–5 mm long. Buds cylindrical, smooth or striate; operculum hemispherical, rostrate, smooth, 7–10 mm long, 6–8 mm wide; hypanthium campanulate, slightly striate, 8–10 mm long, 6–8 mm wide. Fruits cylindrical, urceolate, campanulate or ovoid, smooth or striate, 10–15 mm long and wide; valves 3 or 4.
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A small to medium tree. It grows 3-7 m high. It spreads 4.5-6 m wide. The bark is smooth and peels off. The leaves are thick and sword shaped. The flowers are pale yellow.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature width (meter) 4.5 - 6.0
Mature height (meter) 3.0 - 5.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It grows in warm temperate regions. It can grow in the subtropics. It suits semiarid locations. It needs well drained soils. They can be dry. It can grow in full sun or light shade. It can stand heavy frosts.
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Grows in sandy soil, in shrubland often in exposed windy positions.
Locally frequent, in mallee shrubland on red aeolian sands.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

Usage

Uses bee plant environmental use essential oil food material medicinal
Edible barks roots saps seeds
Therapeutic use Antiseptic (unspecified), Disinfectant (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Images

Eucalyptus incrassata unspecified picture

Distribution

Eucalyptus incrassata world distribution map, present in Australia and South Africa

Conservation status

Eucalyptus incrassata threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:593012-1
WFO ID wfo-0000955119
COL ID 3BQ39
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Synonyms

Eucalyptus incrassata Eucalyptus costata Eucalyptus costata subsp. murrayana Eucalyptus incrassata subsp. costata Eucalyptus incrassata var. costata