Eucalyptus umbra R.T.Baker

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Eucalyptus l'hér.

Characteristics

Shrub to 4 m in coastal areas, elsewhere tree to 25 m. Adult leaves: lamina 10–14 cm long, 2.5–3.5 cm wide, green; lateral veins just visible, at 40°–50°; intramarginal vein up to 1 mm from margin; petiole 13–20 mm long. Peduncle angular to flattened, 15–25 mm long; pedicels 5–8 mm long. Operculum 4–5 mm long, 3–4 mm wide; hypanthium hemispherical, 3–4 mm long and wide. Fruits 6–8 mm long, 7–9 mm wide; disc prominent, broad, convex or flat, reddish.
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Tree to 25 m, sometimes a shrub to 4 m. Bark grey to grey-brown. Juvenile leaves ovate, dark green, shining. Adult leaves lanceolate, somewhat falcate, acuminate, oblique, thick, concolorous; petiole flattened. Peduncle flattened, angular or terete; pedicels angular. Operculum conical or rostrate; hypanthium hemispherical. Fruits hemispherical; valves 3 or 4, level.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 17.5 - 22.5
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Rooting depth (meter) 10.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Grows mostly in poor soils on coastalflats, well-drained slopes and sandstone plateaus, in open forest.
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Dry sclerophyll forest or woodland on relatively poor shallow dry soils.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses essential oil material wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

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Distribution

Eucalyptus umbra world distribution map, present in Australia and Brazil

Conservation status

Eucalyptus umbra threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:593440-1
WFO ID wfo-0000956080
COL ID 3BQLX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Eucalyptus umbra