Eucalyptus longirostrata
Grey gum | |
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Eucalyptus longirostrata on the Blackdown Tableland | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Eucalyptus |
Species: | E. longirostrata
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Binomial name | |
Eucalyptus longirostrata | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Eucalyptus punctata var. longirostrata Blakely |
Eucalyptus longirostrata, commonly known as grey gum,[3] is a species of tree that is endemic to south-east Queensland. It has smooth greyish bark, glossy green adult leaves that are paler on the lower surface, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and hemispherical to cup-shaped fruit.
Description
Eucalyptus longirostrata is a tree that typically grows to a height of 30 m (98 ft) but does not form a
Taxonomy and naming
This grey gum was first formally described in 1934 by William Blakely who gave it the name Eucalyptus punctata var. longirostrata and published the description in his book A Key to the Eucalypts.[5] In 1988, Lawrie Johnson and Ken Hill raised the variety to species status as E. longirostrata, publishing the change in Flora of Australia.[6] The specific epithet (longirostrata) is from the Latin words longus meaning "long"[7]: 205 [8]: 1076 and rostratus meaning "beaked",[4][7]: 245 [8] referring to the long, beaked operculum.[4]
Distribution and habitat
Eucalyptus longirostrata grows in open forest on hills and ridges in Queensland, between the Blackdown Tableland and the Toowoomba district.[3]
Conservation status
This eucalypt is classified as "least concern" under the Queensland Government
See also
References
- ^ . Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Eucalyptus longirostrata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ a b c Chippendale, George M. "Eucalyptus longirostrata". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Eucalyptus longirostrata". Euclid: Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Eucalyptus punctata var. longirostrata". APNI. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Eucalyptus longirostrata". APNI. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ ISBN 9781107693753.
- ^ a b Lewis, Charlton Thomas; Short, Charles (1879). A Latin Dictionary Founded on Andrews' Edition of Freund's Latin Dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 1600. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Eucalyptus longirostrata". WetlandInfo. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 November 2016.