Eucalyptus distans
| Katherine box | |
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| Eucalyptus distans growing near Katherine | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Eucalyptus |
| Species: | E. distans
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| Binomial name | |
| Eucalyptus distans | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Eucalyptus epruinata | |
Eucalyptus distans, commonly known as the Katherine box,[3] is a species of small tree that is endemic to northern parts of Australia. It has rough, fibrous grey bark, dull, narrow lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, creamy white flowers and cup-shaped to hemispherical or conical fruit.
Description
Eucalyptus distans is a tree that typically grows to a height of 7–9 m (23–30 ft) and forms a
capsule 3–5 mm (0.12–0.20 in) long and wide on a pedicel up to 6 mm (0.24 in) long. The valves extend well beyond the rim and the seeds are blackish brown.[4][5][6]
Taxonomy and naming
Eucalyptus distans was first formally described in 1980 by
Lawrie Johnson in the journal Telopea from specimens collected in Queensland but the name is listed as a synonym by the Australian Plant Census.[9] The specific epithet (distans) is a Latin word meaning "remote", "far apart" or "distant"[10] indicating that this species is separated from the similar E. microtheca.[4]
Distribution and habitat
Katherine box grows on low stony ridges. There are scattered populations through the
Gove with disjunct populations near Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia and near Croydon in Queensland.[3][4][6]
Conservation status
Eucalyptus distans is classified as "
least concern species with a severely fragmented although stable population with a total estimated area of occupancy of 24 km2 (9.3 sq mi) and an estimated extent of occurrence of 8,074 km2 (3,117 sq mi) .[1]
See also
References
- ^ . Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Eucalyptus distans". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "Eucalyptus distans". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b c "Eucalyptus distans". Euclid: Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ Chippendale, George M. "Eucalyptus distans". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Eucalyptus distans Brooker, Boland & Kleinig". NT Flora. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Eucalyptus distans". APNI. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Dunlop, Clyde Robert (1946 - )". Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Eucalyptus epruinata". APNI. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ Lewis, Charlton T. (1890). An Elementary Latin Dictionary. New York, Cincinnati, and Chicago: American Book Company. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 22 June 2019.