Eucalyptus blaxlandii
Blaxland's stringybark | |
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Eucalyptus blaxlandi in the ANBG | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Eucalyptus |
Species: | E. blaxlandii
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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.
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
- . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Eucalyptus blakelyi". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "Eucalyptus blaxlandii Blaxland's stringybark". Euclid: Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ Chippendale, George M. "Eucalyptus blaxlandii". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ a b Hill, Ken. "Eucalyptus blaxlandii". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ ISBN 0-909605-62-9.
- ^ "Eucalyptus blaxlandii". APNI. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ 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.