Eucalyptus ovularis Maiden & Blakely

Mallee or tree to 9 m. Bark rough, flaky to 1.5 m, then smooth, grey or red-brown above. Juvenile leaves lanceolate. Adult leaves narrowly lanceolate, uncinate; lamina 6–10 cm long, 0.5–1.3 cm wide, shining, dark green; lateral veins at 25°–35°; intramarginal vein up to 1 mm from margin; petiole terete, 10–15 mm long. Umbels 11–15-flowered; peduncle angular, 7–12 mm long; pedicels 3–5 mm long. Buds ovoid; operculum conical or hemispherical, 1–2 mm long, 2–3 mm wide; hypanthium ovoid or suburceolate, 3–5 mm long, 2–3 mm wide. Fruits ovoid or suburceolate, 4–6 mm long, 3–4 mm wide; valves 3.

Grows in yellow sand over limestone in shrubland on flats or hills.