Eucalyptus muelleriana

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Yellow stringybark
Eucalyptus muelleriana in the Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species:
E. muelleriana
Binomial name
Eucalyptus muelleriana
Synonyms[2]
  • Eucalyptus dextropinea
    R.T.Baker
  • Eucalyptus muellerana S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Pickard orth. var.
  • Eucalyptus pilularis var. muelleriana (A.W.Howitt) Maiden
flower buds
fruit

Eucalyptus muelleriana, commonly known as yellow stringybark,[3] is a species of medium-sized to tall tree that is endemic to southeastern Australia. It has rough, stingy bark on the trunk and branches, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of between seven and eleven, white flowers and cup-shaped to shortened spherical fruit.

Description

Eucalyptus muelleriana is a tree that typically grows to a height of 40 m (130 ft) and forms a

capsule 6–10 mm (0.24–0.39 in) long and 7–12 mm (0.28–0.47 in) wide with the valves level with the rim or slightly protruding.[3][4][5][6]

Taxonomy and naming

Eucalyptus muelleriana was first formally described in 1891 by Alfred William Howitt in Transactions of the Royal Society of Victoria.[7][8] The specific epithet honours Ferdinand von Mueller.[3]

Distribution and habitat

Yellow stringbark grows in wet forests on coastal plains, ranges and escarpments from Wollongong in New South Wales to Wilsons Promontory in Victoria.[4][5][6] It has also been planted in New Zealand. [9][10]

Uses

Yellow stringbark provides a valuable timber which is strong, durable, straight-grained and has been widely used, particularly in Victoria for posts and piles. [9][10]

See also

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T133375810A133375812.en
    . Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Eucalyptus muelleriana". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Eucalyptus muelleriana". Euclid: Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b Brooker, M. Ian H.; Slee, Andrew V. "Eucalyptus muelleriana". Royal Botanic Gardens, Victoria.
  5. ^ a b Chippendale, George M. "Eucalyptus muelleriana". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  6. ^ a b Hill, Ken. "Eucalyptus muelleriana". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Eucalyptus mulleriana". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  8. ^ Howitt, Alfred W. (1891). "The Eucalypts of Gippsland". Transactions of the Royal Society of Victoria. 2 (1): 89–91. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
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    OCLC 80440
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  10. ^ a b "NZ Farm Forestry - NZFFA Guide Sheet No. 3: Eucalypts for Timber". www.nzffa.org.nz. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
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