Eucalyptus staigeriana

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Lemon-scented ironbark
Eucalyptus staigeriana leaf
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species:
E. staigeriana
Binomial name
Eucalyptus staigeriana
F.M.Bailey[1]
Synonyms[1]

Eucalyptus crebra var. citrata F.Muell.

Eucalyptus staigeriana, commonly known as the lemon-scented ironbark,[2] is a species of small ironbark tree that is endemic to the Cape York Peninsula. It has rough ironbark on the trunk and branches, lance-shaped to egg-shaped leaves that smell of lemons when crushed, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and oval to spindle-shaped fruit.

Description

Eucalyptus staigeriana is a tree that typically grows to a height of 12–21 m (39–69 ft) and forms a

capsule 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) long and 4–7 mm (0.16–0.28 in) wide with the valves near rim level or below it.[2][3]

Taxonomy and naming

Eucalyptus staigeriana was first formally described in 1883 by Frederick Manson Bailey from an unpublished description by Ferdinand von Mueller. The description was published in Bailey's book A Synopsis of the Queensland Flora.[4] The specific epithet (staigeriana) honours Karl Theodore Staiger (1833-1888).[2][5]

Distribution and habitat

The lemon-scented ironbark grows in woodland and open forest in hilly country on the eastern side of the Cape York Peninsula.[2][3]

Conservation status

This eucalypt is classified as "least concern" under the Queensland Government Nature Conservation Act 1992.[6]

Uses

The complex

terpinolene and geraniol
.

Brazil and Guatemala are the major producers of Eucalyptus staigeriana oil, with Brazil producing up to 60 tonnes pa.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Eucalyptus staigeriana". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Eucalyptus staigeriana". Euclid: Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b Chippendale, George M. "Eucalyptus staigeriana". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Eucalyptus staigeriana". APNI. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Staiger, Karl Theodore (1833-1888)". Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria Australian National Herbarium. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Lemon-scented ironbark - Eucalyptus staiferiana". The State of Queensland (Department of Environment and Science). 8 March 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  7. ISBN 0-00-636397-0

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