Eucalyptus racemosa

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Snappy gum
Eucalyptus racemosa near the
Nowra-Braidwood
road

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. racemosa
Binomial name
Eucalyptus racemosa
Synonyms[2]
Synonyms
  • Eucalyptus haemastoma subsp. capitata N.Hal nom. inval., nom. nud.
  • Eucalyptus haemastoma subsp. sclerophylla N.Hall nom. inval., nom. nud.
  • Eucalyptus haemastoma var. capitata Maiden
  • Eucalyptus haemastoma var. micrantha (
    Benth.
  • Eucalyptus haemastoma var. sclerophylla Blakely
  • Eucalyptus micrantha DC.
  • Eucalyptus micrantha DC. var. micrantha
  • Eucalyptus micrantha var. signata (F.Muell.) Blakely
  • Eucalyptus racemosa Cav. subsp. racemosa
  • Eucalyptus racemosa Cav. var. racemosa
  • Eucalyptus racemosa var. signata (F.Muell.) R.D.Johnst. & Marryatt
  • Eucalyptus racemosus Cav. orth. var.
  • Eucalyptus sclerophylla (Blakely) L.A.S.Johnson & Blaxell
  • Eucalyptus signata F.Muell.
flower buds and flowers

Eucalyptus racemosa, commonly known as snappy gum or narrow-leaved scribbly gum,[3] is a species of small to medium-sized tree that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has smooth, mottled bark, lance-shaped to curved or egg-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of between seven and fifteen, white flowers and cup-shaped, conical or hemispherical fruit.

Description

Eucalyptus racemosa is a tree that typically grows to a height of 15–20 m (49–66 ft), rarely a

capsule 3–6 mm (0.12–0.24 in) long and 4–7 mm (0.16–0.28 in) wide with the valves near rim level.[3][4][5]

Taxonomy

Eucalyptus racemosa was first formally described in 1797 by the

racemes", which is a misnomer, as it does not have flowers in racemes.[8]

Distribution and habitat

Snappy gum grows in woodland and forest, sometimes in pure stands, on poor

Bombala, Bathurst and Albury in New South Wales to Gympie and Bundaberg in south-eastern Queensland.[3][4][9]

Ecology

The distinctive scribbles often found on the bark of this eucalypt are caused by the scribbly gum moth, Ogmograptis racmosa.[10]

Gallery

  • Features of the scribbly gum (Eucalyptus racemosa)
  • Adult leaves and buds
    Adult leaves and buds
  • Fruit
    Fruit
  • Trunk bark
    Trunk bark
  • Bark, buds and leaves
    Bark, buds and leaves

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T133372812A133372814.en
    . Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Eucalyptus racemosa". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Hill, Ken. "Eucalyptus racemosa". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Eucalyptus racemosa subsp. racemosa". Euclid: Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  5. ^ Chippendale, George M. "Eucalyptus racemosa". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Eucalyptus racemosa". APNI. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  7. ^ Cavanilles, Antonia José (1797). Icones et Descriptiones Plantarum (Volume 4). Madrid: Eius operas dirigente Petro Iuliano Pereyra. p. 24. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  8. Hornsby Shire Council
    . Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  9. ISBN 0-909605-62-9
    .
  10. ^ Horak, M.; Day, M.; Edwards, T.; Barlow, C.; Su, Y. N.; Cameron, S. "Scriibly gum moths". csiropedia.csiro.au. CSIRO. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
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