Family: Myrtaceae
Plant: A spreading tree up to 20m high with a rough reddish-brown bark. Although it is a full bark Eucalypt, the bark on the lower parts differs from that higher up. On the lower parts it is short fibred, crumbly, brown or reddish-brown, thick and furrowed. On upper branches the bark is smooth, white to grey and sheds in small ribbons.
Buds: Cylindrical in clusters of 7-11 on a flattened peduncle. A scar present and the caps on the buds are conical.
Flowers: Clusters of flowers with massed white to cream stamens surrounding a smooth disc.
Flowering: December to March.
Fruit: Barrel-shaped 7-12mm long and 5-9mm diameter with 4 valves at rim level or below. The capsules are unstalked.
Leaves: The adult leaves are 10-16cm long, 2-4cm wide and are dark green above and paler on the underside. The young leaves are ovate and glossy green. The leaves have regular fine veins that are at a large angle to the mid rib.
Habitat: Sandy soils in coastal areas of dry sclerophyll forest.
Features: Part bark. Bark short-fibred and crumbles easily. Clusters of cream buds and flowers. Unstalked capsules (Eucalyptus robusta capsules are similar shape but have stalks).
Name:
Eucalyptus From Greek eu = well and kalyptos = covered (referring to the cap covering its bud)
botryoides From Greek = clustered (referring to its fruit)
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Type |
Tree |
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Flowers |
Form |
Irregular, Cluster |
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Colour(s) |
White, Cream |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
- |
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Flowering Month |
1, 2, 3 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Capsule |
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Colour |
Brown |
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Other Features |
Woody |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Alternate |
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Type |
Simple |
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Shape |
Oval |
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Length |
Medium |
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Margins |
Entire |
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Attachment |
Stalked |
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Other Features |
Tapered-tip, Aromatic, |
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Discolorous |
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Bark |
Part bark, Rough/Furrowed, Fibrous/Stringy |
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Habitat |
Dry sclerophyll forest |
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