Eucalyptus foecunda

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Narrow-leaved red mallee
Eucalyptus foecunda at Wabling Hill, Western Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species:
E. foecunda
Binomial name
Eucalyptus foecunda
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Eucalyptus aeolica Brooker MS
  • Eucalyptus foecunda subsp. aeolica Brooker MS
  • Eucalyptus foecunda subsp. nov. (M.I.H.Brooker 9556)
  • Eucalyptus foecunda Schauer var. foecunda
  • Eucalyptus leptophylla var. leptorrhyncha Blakely
  • Eucalyptus oleosa
    Miq.
  • Eucalyptus uncinata auct. non
    Turcz.

Eucalyptus foecunda, commonly known as narrow-leaved red mallee,[2] Fremantle mallee or coastal dune mallee,[3] is a species of plant in the myrtle family that is endemic to Western Australia. It has rough bark on the trunk, smooth bark above, narrow lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of nine or eleven, creamy white flowers and cup-shaped fruit. It was previously included with the more widespread Eucalyptus leptophylla.

buds
fruit

Description

Eucalyptus foecunda is a

capsule 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) long and wide.[2][3]

This mallee has a similar appearance to Eucalyptus petrensis but E. petrensis has a more persistent style on the fruit.[4]

Eucalyptus leucophylla was once included in E. foecunda but has broader juvenile leaves, mostly smooth bark and a shorter, more rounded operculum.[3][5]

Taxonomy and naming

Eucalyptus foecunda was first formally described in 1844 by Johannes Conrad Schauer and the description was published in Lehmann's book Plantae Preissianae from a specimen collected at Freemantle.[6][7] The specific epithet (foecunda) refers to the prolific flowering of this species.[3]

Distribution and habitat

Narrow-leaved red mallee grows on limy sands near the coast of Western Australia between Lancelin and Mandurah.[3]

Conservation status

This eucalypt is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government

Department of Parks and Wildlife.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Eucalyptus foecunda". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Eucalyptus foecunda". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Eucalyptus foecunda". Euclid: Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
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  6. ^ "Eucalyptus foecunda". APNI. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  7. ^ Schauer, Johannes Conrad; Lehmann, Johann Georg Christian (ed.) (1844). Plantae Preissianae. Hamburg: Sumptibus Meissneri. pp. 130–131. Retrieved 7 July 2019. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ von Mueller, Ferdinand (1884). Eucalyptographia - A Descriptive Atlas of the Eucalypts of Australian and the Adjoining Islands. Melbourne: Government Printer. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
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