Eucalyptus calcareana

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Nundroo mallee
Eucalyptus calcareana in the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan

Near Threatened  (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. calcareana
Binomial name
Eucalyptus calcareana

Eucalyptus calcareana, commonly known as the Nundroo mallee or Nundroo gum,[3] is a mallee or a small tree that is endemic to the south coast of Australia. It has smooth, greyish or cream-coloured bark, lance-shaped or curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven or nine, creamy-white flowers and cup-shaped to conical fruit.

flowers and buds
fruit

Description

Eucalyptus calcareana is a mallee or a small tree that typically grows to a height of about 8 metres (26.2 ft) and forms a

capsule 5–10 mm (0.20–0.39 in) long and 6–9 mm (0.2–0.4 in) wide on a pedicel 1–4 mm (0.039–0.16 in) long, the valves just above of slightly below the rim.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

Taxonomy and naming

Eucalyptus calcareana was first formally described in 1979 by Clifford Boomsma from specimens collected near Nundroo.[7][10] The specific epithet (calcareana) is derived from the Latin word calcareus meaning "of lime" or "limy"[11] referring to the soil type where this species grows.[5]

Distribution and habitat

Nundroo mallee is found along the south coast of the

Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia and the south coast of South Australia.[9] It is found from the east of Esperance to coastal areas of the western Eyre Peninsula.[9][12]

Use in horticulture

This eucalypt is grown in exposed locations and is suitable as a windbreak or shade tree.[12]

See also

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T133374988A133374990.en
    . Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Eucalyptus calcareana". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  3. ^ Dean Nicolle. "Native Eucalypts of South Australia". Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Eucalyptus calcareana (Myrtaceae) Nundroo Mallee". Seeds of South Australia. South Australian Seed Conservation Centre, Botanic Gardens of South Australia. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Eucalyptus calcaareana Nundroo mallee, Nundroo gum". Euclid: Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  6. ^ Chippendale, George M. "Eucalyptus calcareana". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  7. ^ a b Boomsma, Clifford David (1979). "Four new species of Eucalyptus L'Hérit. from South Australia" (PDF). Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. 1 (6): 361–363. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
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  9. ^ a b c "Eucalyptus calcareana". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  10. ^ "Eucalyptus calcareana". APNI. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  11. ^ Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 484.
  12. ^ a b "Eucalyptus calcareana Nundroo Mallee". Plant Selector. Botanic Gardens of South Australia. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
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