Eucalyptus dielsii

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Cap-fruited mallee
Eucalyptus dielsii near Grass Patch
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species:
E. dielsii
Binomial name
Eucalyptus dielsii
C.A.Gardner[1]

Eucalyptus dielsii, commonly known as the cap-fruited mallee[2] or cap-fruited mallet[3] is a species of mallet that is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has smooth bark, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, yellow to yellowish green flowers and cylindrical to hemispherical fruit with a flange near the rim.

flower buds
fruit

Description

Eucalyptus dielsii is a mallet that typically grows to a height of 8 m (26 ft) but does not form a

capsule with a flange around the rim, giving the fruit a shape resembling a bowler hat.[2][3][4]

Taxonomy and naming

Eucalyptus dielsii was first formally described by the

Friedrich Ludwig Emil Diels "who travelled all the way to Western Australia and gave so much to the history of the botany of this region".[3][7]

Distribution and habitat

Cap-fruited mallet is found in shrubland between

Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia where it grows in clay or sandy soils.[2] It can tolerate acidic or basic soils and is both drought and frost tolerant.[8]

Conservation status

Eucalyptus dielsii is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government

Department of Parks and Wildlife.[2]

Use in horticulture

The commercially available plant is sold as seed[4] or tube stock. It is planted as a windbreak and for erosion control as is known to attract birds.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Eucalyptus dielsii". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Eucalyptus dielsii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. ^ a b c "Eucalyptus dielsii". Euclid: Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Eucalyptus dielsii". Australian Seed. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Eucalyptus dielsii". APNI. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Brown, William T. (fl. 1925)". Australian National Herbarium. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  7. ^ a b Gardner, Charles A. (1926). "Contributions to the Flora of Western Australia - No. 5". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia. 12 (7): 67–68. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Eucalyptus dielsii Cap-fruited Mallee". Plant Selector. Botanic Gardens of South Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
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