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Woollybutt (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Eucalyptus l'hér.

Characteristics

Tree to 35 m. Bark subfibrous, ridged and cracked, grey on trunk and larger branches, then smooth, light brown or grey-green above. Juvenile leaves ovate to broadly lanceolate. Adult leaves lanceolate or narrowly lanceolate, falcate; lamina 11-24 cm long, 1.2-2.5 cm wide; lateral veins just visible, at 35°-50°; intramarginal vein up to 1 mm from margin; petiole channelled, 15-30 mm long. Umbels 3-flowered; peduncle terete or angular, often recurved, 11-34 mm long; pedicels 4-20 mm long. Buds fusiform; operculum conical, 8-11 mm long, 6-12 mm wide; hypanthium obconical, 6-9 mm long, 6-12 mm wide. Fruits cylindrical or subcampanulate, 10-17 mm long, 9-16 mm wide; disc broad, descending; valves usually 4, ± level. Seeds black.
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Tree to 35 m. Bark subfibrous, ridged and cracked, grey on trunk and larger branches, then smooth, light brown or grey-green above. Juvenile leaves ovate to broadly lanceolate. Adult leaves lanceolate or narrowly lanceolate, falcate; lamina 11–24 cm long, 1.2–2.5 cm wide; lateral veins just visible, at 35°–50°; intramarginal vein up to 1 mm from margin; petiole channelled, 15–30 mm long. Umbels 3-flowered; peduncle terete or angular, often recurved, 11–34 mm long; pedicels 4–20 mm long. Buds fusiform; operculum conical, 8–11 mm long, 6–12 mm wide; hypanthium obconical, 6–9 mm long, 6–12 mm wide. Fruits cylindrical or subcampanulate, 10–17 mm long, 9–16 mm wide; disc broad, descending; valves usually 4, level. Seeds black.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 25.0 - 35.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Grows in coastal and near-coastal areas in valleys, and adjacent hillsin heavy soil as scattered trees, in open forest and tall open forest.
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Closed forests near the coast; at elevations up to 300 metres. Usually found in valleys and on low counry where the soils do not dry out.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses bee plant environmental use essential oil material timber wood
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Optimum temperature (C°) 18 - 26
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Images

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Distribution

Eucalyptus longifolia world distribution map, present in Australia, Brazil, China, Cook Islands, Taiwan, Province of China, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, and South Africa

Conservation status

Eucalyptus longifolia threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:593079-1
WFO ID wfo-0000955276
COL ID 3BQ64
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Eucalyptus longifolia Eucalyptus woollsii