Eucalyptus ovata

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Swamp gum
Eucalyptus ovata in Maranoa Gardens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species:
E. ovata
Binomial name
Eucalyptus ovata
E. ovata, field distribution
Synonyms[2]

Eucalyptus muelleri Naudin nom. illeg.

Eucalyptus ovata, commonly known as swamp gum or black gum,[3] is a small to medium-sized tree species that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has mostly smooth bark, glossy green, lance-shaped to egg-shaped adult leaves, green flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and conical to bell-shaped fruit.

Description

Eucalyptus ovata is a tree that typically grows to a height of 17–30 m (56–98 ft) and forms a

capsule 3–8 mm (0.12–0.31 in) long and 4–8 mm (0.16–0.31 in) wide with the valves near rim level.[3][4][5][6][7]

Taxonomy and naming

Eucalyptus ovata was first formally described in 1806 by Jacques Labillardière in Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen.[8][9] The specific epithet (ovata) is from the Latin ovatus, referring to the leaf shape.[3]

In 1916, Joseph Maiden described two varieties of E. ovata in his book, A Critical Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus, and the names have been accepted by the Australian Plant Census:

  • Eucalyptus ovata var. grandiflora Maiden;[10][11]: 146, 155 
  • Eucalyptus ovata Labill. var. ovata.[11]: 148 [12]

Distribution and habitat

Swamp gum is widespread in south-eastern Australia and is found from the western end of Kangaroo Island and the southern Mount Lofty ranges in the south-east of South Australia, to Tasmania, the southern half of Victoria and to south-eastern New South Wales as far north as Oberon and Hill Top. It grows in grassy woodland in low, temporarily or permanently damp sites.[3][4][5][7]

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T133376701A133376703.en
    . Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Eucalyptus ovata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "Eucalyptus ovata". Euclid: Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b Brooker, M. Ian H.; Slee, Andrew V. "Eucalyptus ovata". Royal Botanic Gardens, Victoria. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  5. ^ a b Hill, K. "Eucalyptus ovata Labill". PlantNET. National Herbarium of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
  6. ISBN 1-876473-28-2
  7. ^ a b Chippendale, George M. "Eucalyptus ovata". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Eucalyptus ovata". APNI. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  9. ^ Labillardiere, J.J.H. de (1806). Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen. Vol. 2. Paris, France: Ex typographia Dominæ Huzard. pp. 13–14.
  10. ^ "Eucalyptus ovata var. grandiflora". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  11. ^ a b Maiden, Joseph (1916). A Critical Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus. Sydney: New South Wales Government Printer. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Eucalyptus ovata var. ovata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
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