Eucalyptus microcorys

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Tallowwood
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species:
E. microcorys
Binomial name
Eucalyptus microcorys
F.Muell.[1]

Eucalyptus microcorys, commonly known as tallowwood,[2] is a species of medium to tall tree that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has rough, fibrous or string bark on the trunk and branches, lance-shaped to egg-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven or nine, white to lemon-yellow flowers and conical fruit. It grows in forests near the coast of Queensland and New South Wales.

Description

Eucalyptus microcorys is a tree that typically grows to a height of 40–60 m (130–200 ft), occasionally to 70 m (230 ft) and forms a

capsule 5–9 mm (0.20–0.35 in) long and 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) wide with the valves near rim level.[2][3][4][5]

Taxonomy and naming

Eucalyptus microcorys was first formally described in 1860 by

Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae from specimens collected by Hermann Beckler near the Hastings and Macleay Rivers.[6][7] The specific epithet (microcorys) is from the ancient Greek micro- meaning "small" and corys meaning "helmet".[2]

Distribution and habitat

Tallowwood mainly grows in tall open forest on fertile soil on slopes and ridges and in valleys. It is found from Fraser Island in Queensland, south to Cooranbong in New South Wales and as far inland as Toowoomba.[2][4]

Gallery

Features of the tallowwood (Eucalyptus microcorys)
  • adult leaves
    adult leaves
  • buds and flowers
    buds and flowers
  • fruit
    fruit
  • trunk bark
    trunk bark
  • upper branch bark
    upper branch bark

References

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  1. ^ "Eucalyptus microcorys". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Eucalyptus microcorys". Euclid: Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. ^ Hill, Ken. "Eucalyptus microcorys". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b Chippendale, George M. "Eucalyptus microcorys". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  5. ^ Boland et al. Forest Trees of Australia.
  6. ^ "Eucalyptus microcorys". APNI. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  7. ^ von Mueller, Ferdinand (1860). Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae (Volume 2). Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. pp. 50–51. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
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