Eucalyptus normantonensis Maiden & Cambage

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Eucalyptus l'hér.

Characteristics

Usually a mallee to 5 m, sometimes a small tree to 8 m. Bark rough, subtessellated, grey on trunk, smooth and grey or brown on upper stems and branches. Juvenile leaves alternate or subopposite, narrowly lanceolate, green, concolorous. Adult leaves narrowly lanceolate, acuminate; lamina 8–12 cm long, 0.6–2 cm wide, shining, green; lateral veins faint, at 35°–45°; intramarginal vein up to 1 mm from margin; petiole terete or slightly flattened, 8–14 mm long. Umbels 7-flowered; peduncle quadrangular or terete, 10–15 mm long; pedicels 2–6 mm long. Buds clavate; operculum hemispherical or slightly apiculate, 1–2 mm long, 2–3 mm wide; hypanthium obonical, 2–3 mm long and wide. Fruits cylindrical to subglobular, 3–4 mm long and wide; disc narrow, descending; valves 3 or 4, included.
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A small tree with several stems. It grows 10 m tall. The bark is grey and reddish-brown and rough. The bark is smooth and whitish higher up. The leaves are glossy and narrow. Young leaves are wider and dull. The buds are small and in groups at the ends of branches. The flowers are creamy-white. The capsules are cup shaped and 4 mm long. They have 3 or 4 enclosed valves.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 8.0 - 9.0
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows on hard, stony or gravely country. It is often in low lying areas. It can grow in arid places.
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Grows inshallow sand and gravel on flats, gently undulating areas and drainage lines inlow open woodland.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Uses food
Edible seeds
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Images

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Distribution

Eucalyptus normantonensis world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Eucalyptus normantonensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:593166-1
WFO ID wfo-0000955432
COL ID 6GSNX
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Synonyms

Eucalyptus normantonensis Eucalyptus bicolor var. xanthophylla Eucalyptus largiflorens var. xanthophylla