Eucalyptus pellita F.Muell.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Eucalyptus l'hér.

Characteristics

Trees, to 15 m tall or more. Bark dark brown, fibrous, persistent. Branchlets ridged. Young leaves opposite; leaf blade broadly lanceolate to ovate, 3-9 × 3-5 cm, leathery. Mature leaves with a 1.5-2.5 cm petiole; leaf blade lanceolate, 10-14 × 2-3 cm, slightly twisted, oblique, glands inconspicuous, secondary veins very dense and at an angle of ca. 70° from midvein, intramarginal veins near margin. Inflorescences axillary, simple, umbels 3-8-flowered; peduncle stout, 1.5-2 cm, compressed. Flower buds obovoid, ca. 2 × 1 cm or sometimes bigger. Hypanthium obconic, ca. 1 cm, ridged; stipe 3-5 mm; calyptra pyramidal awl-shaped, ± as long as hypanthium, apex acute and sometimes beak-shaped. Stamens 1-1.2 cm; anthers ovoid, cells parallel. Capsule semiglobose, 1.2-1.5 cm in diam.; disk prominent; valves 3 or 4, exserted from hypanthium. Fl. Oct-Nov.
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Tree to 40 m with red-brown fibrous bark throughout.. Leaves discolorous; juvenile ovate; adult lanceolate to broadly lanceolate, 10–15 cm long, 2–4 cm wide; petiole channelled, 1.5–2.5 cm long.. Umbels ± 7-flowered (occasionally only 3); peduncle broadly flattened, 1–2.5 cm long; pedicels thick, angular, 1–9[12] mm long or rarely absent.. Buds fusiform; operculum conical, rostrate, or hemispherical, 10–12 mm long, 6–10 mm wide.. Calyx-tube obconical, 6–8 mm long, 6–10 mm wide.. Fruits hemispherical or obconical, 0.7–1.6 cm long, 0.7–1.5 cm wide with prominent level disc and 4 strongly exserted valves [rarely just included] [fruits characteristic with an oblique rim and a flange 2.5–4 mm tall].. Fig. 9/29.
Tree to 40 m. Juvenile leaves ovate. Adult leaves lanceolate to broadly lanceolate; lamina 10–15 cm long, 2–4 cm wide; lateral veins faint, at 45°–60°; intramarginal vein up to 2 mm from margin; petiole channelled, 15–25 mm long. Umbels usually 7-flowered, occasionally 3-flowered; peduncle broadly flattened, 10–25 mm long; pedicels thick, angular, 1–9 mm long, rarely absent. Buds fusiform; operculum conical, rostrate, or hemispherical, 10–12 mm long, 6–10 mm wide; hypanthium obconical, 6–8 mm long, 6–10 mm wide. Fruits hemispherical or obconical, 7–14 mm long, 7–17 mm wide; disc prominent, level.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 12.5 - 15.0
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Open forests with other Eucalyptus species; tall sclerophyll forest; rainforest margins. On gentle to moderate slopes, sometimes on steep, well-drained slopes, occasionally by small streams in the drier and hotter areas; at elevations to 800 metres.
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Grows mainly on gentle slopes, but occasionally on steep slopes, in openforest.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses charcoal essential oil material ornamental timber wood
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Optimum temperature (C°) 24 - 34
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Images

Eucalyptus pellita unspecified picture

Distribution

Eucalyptus pellita world distribution map, present in Australia, Brazil, China, Papua New Guinea, and South Africa

Conservation status

Eucalyptus pellita threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:593227-1
WFO ID wfo-0000955588
COL ID 3BQBR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Eucalyptus spectabilis Eucalyptus resinifera var. pellita Eucalyptus resinifera var. spectabilis Eucalyptus pellita