Eucalyptus blaxlandii

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Blaxland's stringybark
Eucalyptus blaxlandi in the ANBG

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species:
E. blaxlandii
Binomial name
Eucalyptus blaxlandii
Cambage[2]

Eucalyptus blaxlandii, commonly known as Blaxland's stringybark, is a tree that is endemic to south eastern New South Wales. It is a stringybark with lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds arranged in group of nine or eleven, white flowers and hemispherical fruit.

buds
fruit
bark

Description

Eucalyptus blaxlandii is a tree that grows to a height of 30–35 metres (98–115 ft) and forms a

capsule 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) long and 7–13 mm (0.3–0.5 in) wide with the valves level with the rim or slightly above.[3][4][5][6]

Taxonomy and naming

Eucalyptus blaxlandii was first formally described in 1919 by

Blue Mountains, where many trees of this species are found".[8]

Distribution and habitat

Blaxland's stringybark grows in forest on sandstone on the Central and Southern Tablelands from Nullo Mountain near Kandos and south to the Dampier State Forest near Bodalla.[5][6]

References

  1. . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Eucalyptus blakelyi". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Eucalyptus blaxlandii Blaxland's stringybark". Euclid: Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  4. ^ Chippendale, George M. "Eucalyptus blaxlandii". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  5. ^ a b Hill, Ken. "Eucalyptus blaxlandii". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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  7. ^ "Eucalyptus blaxlandii". APNI. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  8. ^ Maiden, Joseph (1919). "Notes on Eucalyptus, No. VI". Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales. 52: 495–496. Retrieved 20 March 2019.