Eucalyptus foliosa
| Eucalyptus foliosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Eucalyptus |
| Species: | E. foliosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Eucalyptus foliosa K.D.Hill[2] | |
Eucalyptus foliosa is a species of mallee that is endemic to Western Australia. It has a dense crown with foliage reaching to the ground, smooth greyish bark, linear to narrow lance-shaped or narrow oblong adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven or nine, white flowers and conical to shortened hemispherical fruit. It is only known from a small area near Esperance.
Description
Eucalyptus foliosa is a mallee that typically grows to a height of 3–4 m (9.8–13.1 ft) and forms a lignotuber. It has a dense crown of glossy green leaves that reaches to the ground. The bark is smooth and greyish with brownish patches and sometimes hangs in ribbons. The adult leaves are narrow lance-shaped or narrow oblong, the same colour on both sides, 45–75 mm (1.8–3.0 in) long and 5–11 mm (0.20–0.43 in) wide on a
Taxonomy and naming
Eucalyptus foliosa was first formally described in 1992 by Ken Hill and Lawrie Johnson in the journal Telopea from a specimen collected north of Esperance.[4][6] The specific epithet (foliosa) is a Latin word meaning "leafy",[7] referring to the dense crown of this species.[4]
Distribution and habitat
This mallee is found growing in sandy clay soils on flat areas adjacent to
Conservation status
This eucalypt is listed as critically endangered by IUCN.
See also
References
- ^ . Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Eucalyptus foliosa". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Eucalyptus foliosa". Euclid: Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d Hill, Kenneth D.; Johnson, Lawrence Alexander Sidney (1992). "Systematic studies in the eucalypts. 5. New taxa and combination in Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae) in Western Australia". Telopea. 4 (4): 595–597. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Eucalyptus foliosa". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Eucalyptus foliosa". APNI. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 466.