Eucalyptus socialis F.Muell. ex Miq.

Red mallee (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Eucalyptus l'hér.

Characteristics

Usually a mallee to 9 m, sometimes a tree to 12 m. Bark smooth throughout, pale grey. Juvenile leaves alternate, sessile to shortly petiolate, elliptic to ovate, dull, green. Adult leaves lanceolate, uncinate; lamina 6–9 cm long, 1.2–2 cm wide, dull grey-green; lateral veins faint, at 35°–45°; intramarginal vein up to 1 mm from margin; petiole terete, 10–20 mm long. Umbels 7–13-flowered; peduncle slightly flattened, 8–20 mm long; pedicels 2–8 mm long. Buds fusiform; operculum conical, rostrate, 5–8 mm long, 4–5 mm wide; hypanthium hemispherical, 4–5 mm long and wide. Fruits globular, 5–8 mm long and wide; valves 3 or 4.
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A slender tree. It often has several stems. It grows 2-10 m high. It spreads 2.5-10 m wide. The bark is smooth and grey-brown. It peels off in narrow ribbons. The leaves are sword shaped and grey-green. The flowers are cream and in large numbers. They are in clusters of 7-15. The fruit are round or oval and woody. They have 3-4 valves. The seeds are grey-brown and round.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature width (meter) 2.5 - 10.0
Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 8.0
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Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It grows in warm temperate regions. It grows in semiarid locations. It needs well drained soil. It can grow in full sun or light shade. It can stand heavy frosts. It is often on infertile sandy soils. It can grow in arid places.
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Undulating sand plains, dunefields, and low ridges in foothills; at elevations up to 600 metres.
Grows usually on plains in sandysoil in shrubland.
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Usage

Uses bee plant environmental use essential oil fuel material wood
Edible seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Optimum temperature (C°) 18 - 36
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Images

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Distribution

Eucalyptus socialis world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Eucalyptus socialis threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:593366-1
WFO ID wfo-0000955911
COL ID 3BQHT
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Eucalyptus socialis

Lower taxons

Eucalyptus socialis subsp. socialis Eucalyptus socialis subsp. eucentrica Eucalyptus socialis subsp. victoriensis Eucalyptus socialis subsp. viridans