Eucalyptus creta
| Eucalyptus creta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Eucalyptus |
| Species: | E. creta |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucalyptus creta L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill | |
Eucalyptus creta, commonly known as the large-fruited gimlet,[1] is a eucalypt that is native to Western Australia.[2]
The tree typically grows to a height of 3 to 15 metres (10 to 49 ft) with smooth grey-white bark.[2] Adult leaves are disjunct, dull, glaucous, coriaceous and concolorous. The leaf blade has a lanceolate or broad lanceolate shape that is basally tapered.[3] It blooms in May producing yellow-cream flowers.[2] The simple axillary conflorescence are made up of seven flowered umbellasters with terete peduncles. The fruit that follow are hemispherical with a depressed disc containing red seeds.[3]
The species has a limited range and is found along the south coast in the Goldfields-Esperance region, in the Mallee and Esperance plains IBRA regions on calcareous plains in sandy loam or clay.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Eucalyptus creta - Large-fruited Gimlet". Esperance Wildflowers. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Eucalyptus creta". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- 1 2 "Eucalyptus creta L.A.S. Johnson & K.D. Hill, Telopea 4(2): 213 (1991)". Eucalink. Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Retrieved 31 October 2016.