Corymbia xanthope

Corymbia xanthope
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Corymbia
Species: C. xanthope
Binomial name
Corymbia xanthope

Corymbia xanthope, commonly known as Glen Geddes bloodwood,[1] is a bloodwood native to Queensland[2]

The tree typically grows to a height of 15 metres (49 ft) and has rough, flaky and tessellated bark almost throughout, the outer layers are grey-brown, that is yellowish where newly exposed. Smaller branches have smooth bark. The adult leaves are bright green on the upper surface and paler underneath with a lanceolate or sickle shape. The blade is 1.5 to 2.5 centimetres (0.59 to 0.98 in) wide. When the tree blooms it forms flowers are on long stalks in terminal clusters, with seven buds that are 7 to 8 mm (0.28 to 0.31 in) per umbel. Fruits form later that are egg shaped and 16 to 18 mm (0.63 to 0.71 in) long.[1]

The species is found in woodland communities along with Eucalyptus fibrosa on ridges or slopes with sandy soils.[1]

Classification

The species was first formally described as Eucalyptus xanthope by the botanists A.R. Bean and Ian Brooker in 1989 in the work Two New Species of Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae) from Central Queensland. in the journal Austrobaileya. In 1995, it was reclassified into the Corymbia genera by Kenneth Hill and Lawrence Johnson along with over 100 other Eucalypts in the work Systematic studies in the eucalypts. A revision of the bloodwoods, genus Corymbia in the journal Telopea.[3]

See also

List of Corymbia species

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Corymbia xanthope — Glen Geddes Bloodwood". Species Profile and Threats Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Corymbia xanthope (A.R. Bean & Brooker) K.D. Hill & L.A.S. Johnson, Telopea 6: 277 (1995)". Eucalink. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Corymbia xanthope (A.R.Bean & Brooker) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
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