Eucalyptus melanophloia
| Silver-leaved ironbark | |
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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. melanophloia
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| Binomial name | |
| Eucalyptus melanophloia | |
Eucalyptus melanophloia, commonly known as silver-leaved ironbark,[2] is a species of tree that is endemic to northeastern Australia. It is a small to medium-sized tree with rough, hard ironbark on the trunk and branches. The crown is usually composed of juvenile leaves that are dull, glaucous, sessile and arranged in opposite pairs. The flower buds are arranged in groups of seven, the flowers white and the fruit cup-shaped to hemispherical.
Description
Eucalyptus melanophloia is a tree, rarely a
Taxonomy and naming
Eucalyptus melanophloia was first formally described in 1859 by Ferdinand von Mueller and the description was published in the Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Botany.[5][6] The specific epithet is derived from the ancient Greek words melas, genitive melanos (μέλας, genitive μέλανος), meaning "black" and phloios (φλοιός) meaning "bark".[7]
Distribution and habitat
The silver-leaved ironbark grows in woodland on plains and tablelands in the eastern half of Queensland south from Mareeba, on the western side of the Great Dividing Range in New South Wales north from Dubbo and in a few isolated locations in the Northern Territory.[2][3]
Conservation status
This eucalypt is classified as "least concern" under the Queensland Government Nature Conservation Act 1992.[8]
Gallery
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References
- ^ "Eucalyptus melanophloia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Eucalyptus melanophloia". Euclid: Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ a b Chippendale, George M. "Eucalyptus melanophloia". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ Hill, Ken. "Eucalyptus melanophloia". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Eucalyptus melanophloia". APNI. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ von Mueller, Ferdinand (1859). "Monograph of the Eucalypti of tropical Australia". Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Botany. 3: 93–94. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ Backer, C.A. (1936). Verklarend woordenboek der wetenschappelijke namen van de in Nederland en Nederlandsch-Indië in het wild groeiende en in tuinen en parken gekweekte varens en hoogere planten (Edition Nicoline van der Sijs).
- ^ "Nanango ironbark – Eucalyptus melanoleuca". The State of Queensland (Department of Environment and Science). Retrieved 28 September 2019.