Eucalyptus ovata Labill.

Eucalyptus ovale (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Eucalyptus l'hér.

Characteristics

Medium-sized or large tree; bark persistent on lower part of trunk, smooth and grey on upper trunk and main branches. Juvenile lvs opposite at first, petiolate, ovate to orbicular, undulate; base broad and symmetric. Adult lvs with petiole 1-2 cm long; lamina 6-15 × 1.3-4.2 cm, lanceolate-elliptic to ovate-lanceolate, coriaceous, undulate, with lateral veins diverging at 30-50° from midrib; base symmetric; apex acute to acuminate. Umbels axillary, of 3-7 fls; peduncles 6-10 mm long, terete or subterete; pedicels < 3 mm long. Buds 6-7 mm long, diamond-shaped or broad-ellipsoid, green; operculum apiculate to conic, = or slightly < hypanthium. Stamens white; anthers oblong. Fr. shortly pedicellate, 4-6 × 5-6 mm, obconic with truncate apex; valves 3-4, enclosed or almost level with disc; disc rather narrow, flat or slightly convex.
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Tree to 30 m. Bark smooth throughout, white, grey or pink-grey, often with accumulated decorticating bark forming a rough trunk base. Juvenile leaves elliptic to ovate, dull, green, discolorous. Adult leaves broadly lanceolate, undulate, acuminate; lamina 8–15 cm long, 1.7–3 cm wide, shining, green; lateral veins distinct, at 25°–40°; intramarginal vein up to 2 mm from margin; petiole terete, 17–25 mm long. Umbels 7-flowered; peduncle terete or angular, 3–14 mm long; pedicels 1–4 mm long, sometimes absent. Buds fusiform; operculum conical to slightly rostrate, 3–5 mm long, 4–5 mm wide; hypanthium obconical, 3–4 mm long, 4–5 mm wide. Fruits obconical, 5–7 mm long, 4–7 mm wide; disc broad, ±level; valves 3 or 4, level or slightly exserted.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 20.0 - 25.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Grows in sand and clay, mostly on poorly drained tablelands or plainsand nearby hills in open forest and woodland.
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Often found in swampy ground and valley bottoms.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 2-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses bee plant environmental use essential oil invertebrate food material medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Anti-bacterial agents (leaf), Antifungal agents (leaf)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Minimum temperature (C°) -12
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Images

Leaf

Eucalyptus ovata leaf picture by Gracie Turner (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Eucalyptus ovata world distribution map, present in Australia, Brazil, and New Zealand

Conservation status

Eucalyptus ovata threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:593197-1
WFO ID wfo-0000955524
COL ID 6H6CR
BDTFX ID 101371
INPN ID 611715
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Eucalyptus paludosa Eucalyptus acervula Eucalyptus mulleri Eucalyptus stuartiana Eucalyptus gunnii var. acervula Eucalyptus gunnii var. elata Eucalyptus gunnii var. ovata Eucalyptus stuartiana var. longifolia Eucalyptus ovata

Lower taxons

Eucalyptus ovata var. grandiflora