Eucalyptus merrickiae Maiden & Blakely

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Eucalyptus l'hér.

Characteristics

Mallee to 3 m. Basal bark rough, flaky. Juvenile leaves not seen. Adult leaves linear to very narrowly lanceolate, uncinate, firm; lamina 5–7 cm long, 0.5–1 cm wide, green or yellow-green; lateral veins faint, at 30°–40°; intramarginal vein up to 1 mm from margin; petiole terete, 4–7 mm long. Umbels 3-flowered; peduncle terete or quadrangular, 2–5 mm long; pedicels terete, 1–3 mm long. Buds cylindrical-conical; operculum hemispherical, apiculate to conical, 3–4 mm long, 5–6 mm wide; hypanthium cylindrical, 5–7 mm long, 5–6 mm wide. Fruits cylindrical, 6–9 mm long, 7–8 mm wide; valves 4.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Often found near salt lakes.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-6
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Images

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Distribution

Eucalyptus merrickiae world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Eucalyptus merrickiae threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:593119-1
WFO ID wfo-0000955357
COL ID 3BQ7K
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Eucalyptus merrickiae