Eucalyptus notabilis

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Blue Mountains mahogany
Eucalyptus notabilis at
Blue Mountains
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species:
E. notabilis
Binomial name
Eucalyptus notabilis
leaves, flowers and flower buds

Eucalyptus notabilis, commonly known as Blue Mountains mahogany or mountain mahogany,[2] is a species of small to medium-sized tree endemic to eastern Australia. It has rough, fibrous bark on the trunk and branches, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of between seven and eleven, white flowers and hemispherical or conical fruit.

Description

Eucalyptus notabilis is a tree, rarely a

capsule 4–9 mm (0.16–0.35 in) long and 7–10 mm (0.28–0.39 in) wide with the valves strongly protruding.[2][3][4][5][6]

Taxonomy and naming

Eucalyptus notabilis was first formally described in 1920 by Joseph Maiden in Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales from specimens collected at Glenbrook by Richard Cambage and Maiden.[7] The specific epithet (notabilis) is a Latin word meaning "noteworthy", referring to the stature of some examples of this species.[2] Maiden referred to it as "a handsome species".[8]

Distribution and habitat

Blue Mountains mahogany grows at high altitude in dry forest and occurs in

Blue Mountains.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Eucalyptus notabilis". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Eucalyptus notabilis". Euclid: Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b Chippendale, George M. "Eucalyptus notabilis". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  4. ^ Brooker, I. & Kleinig, D., Eucalyptus, An illustrated guide to identification, Reed Books, Melbourne, 1996
  5. ISBN 0-909605-62-9
    page 134
  6. ^ New South Wales Flora Online, retrieved 2 October 2016
  7. ^ "Eucalyptus notabilis". APNI. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  8. ^ Maiden, Joseph (1920). "Nots on Eucalyptus, No. IX". Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales. 54: 169–171. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
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