Eucalyptus wandoo Blakely

Wandoo (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Eucalyptus l'hér.

Characteristics

Tree to 25 m. Bark white or cream, often with yellow-brown flakes. Juvenile leaves ovate to broadly lanceolate, concolorous, hairy in inland occurrences. Adult leaves lanceolate to narrowly lanceolate, acuminate; lamina 8–12 cm long, 1–2 cm wide, dull, green to grey-green; lateral veins faint, at 35°–50°; intramarginal vein up to 3 mm from margin; petiole terete or angular, 12–16 mm long. Umbels 11–15-flowered; peduncle flattened, 10–20 mm long; pedicels 1–5 mm long. Buds horn-shaped; operculum 6–10 mm long, 3–5 mm wide; hypanthium cylindrical to campanulate, 4–5 mm long, 3–5 mm wide. Fruits cylindrical to pyriform, 6–10 mm long, 3–8 mm wide; disc descending vertically; valves level or slightly exserted.
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A large gum tree. It grows 8-30 m high. It spreads 6-20 m wide. The bark is smooth. The trunk is less than 1 m across. The bark is white with mottled patches of darker old bark. The bark is not powdery. The leaves are dull bluish-green. The flowers are white or creamy with many stamens. The fruit are pear shaped or cylinder shaped. The buds have long pointed caps.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 6.0 - 20.0
Mature height (meter) 14.0 - 25.0
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Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It grows in warm temperate and semiarid regions. It grows in SW regions of Western Australia. It favours sandy or loamy soils. They need to be well drained. It needs full sun. It can stand light frosts. It suits hardiness zones 9-11.
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Grows in valleys,on ridges, plateaus and plains; often dominant in woodland and open forest.
Usually found in valleys or on low ridges and plateaux; at elevations from 100-300 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

The outer layer of the young roots is sweet and juicy.
Uses bee plant dye environmental use essential oil fuel material medicinal ornamental timber wood
Edible nectars roots
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) 18 - 30
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Images

Eucalyptus wandoo unspecified picture

Distribution

Eucalyptus wandoo world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Eucalyptus wandoo threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:593459-1
WFO ID wfo-0000956146
COL ID 3BQMY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Eucalyptus wandoo Eucalyptus redunca var. elata

Lower taxons

Eucalyptus wandoo subsp. wandoo