Eucalyptus longicornis (F.Muell.) Maiden

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Eucalyptus l'hér.

Characteristics

Tree to 30 m. Bark rough, flaky or fibrous, grey on trunk and lower branches, smooth, red-grey or grey-brown above. Juvenile leaves apparently in 3s or spirally arranged, sessile, elliptic, grey-green, decurrent. Adult leaves narrowly lanceolate, uncinate or acuminate; lamina 7–12 cm long, 0.5–1.2 cm wide, deep green, shining, glandular; lateral veins faint, at 40°–50°; intramarginal vein up to 1 mm from margin; petiole terete or slightly flattened, 8–12 mm long. Umbels 7–13-flowered; peduncle terete, 8–12 mm long; pedicels 4–6 mm long. Buds conical; operculum conical, 5–8 mm long, 4–5 mm wide; hypanthium cylindrical or hemispherical, 3–5 mm long, 4–5 mm wide. Fruits subglobular, 6–8 mm long and wide; valves 3.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 24.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Usuallyin loam or clay-loam in open forest or woodland.
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 fuel material medicinal
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Images

Eucalyptus longicornis unspecified picture

Distribution

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

Conservation status

Eucalyptus longicornis threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:3116-3
WFO ID wfo-0000955273
COL ID 3BQ62
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Eucalyptus grasbyi Eucalyptus longicornis Eucalyptus oleosa var. longicornis