Eucalyptus aspersa

Eucalyptus aspersa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Eucalyptus
Species: E. aspersa
Binomial name
Eucalyptus aspersa

Eucalyptus aspersa is a tree that is endemic to the South West region of Western Australia.[1]

The mallee tree typically grows to a height of 2 to 7 metres (6.6 to 23.0 ft) and has rough grey shedding bark.[1] It forms a lignotuber at the base of the trunk. The concolorous, slightly glossy, light green adult leaves are arranged alternately. The blade has a narrowly lanceolate to lanceolate shape and is 4.5 to 12 centimetres (1.8 to 4.7 in) in length and 0.8 to 2 cm (0.31 to 0.79 in) wide.[2]

It produces axillary unbranched inflorescences. The buds have a narrowly ovoid shape and are 0.8 to 1.1 cm (0.31 to 0.43 in) long and 0.3 to 0.4 cm (0.12 to 0.16 in) wide with white flowers. After flowering it will produce globose to cup-shaped fruits with a length of 0.4 to 0.8 cm (0.16 to 0.31 in) and a width of 0.4 to 0.7 cm (0.16 to 0.28 in) with descending disc and three to four valves. The brown or grey ovoid shaped seeds are 0.9 to 1.1 mm (0.035 to 0.043 in) long.[2]

It is found on flats and ridges in the southern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia between Toodyay in the north, Collie in the west and south to Woodanilling where it grows in lateritic gravel and sandy loam soils around granite. It is found on flats and ridges where it grows in gravelly-sandy-loamy soils over granite.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Eucalyptus aspersa". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. 1 2 "Eucalyptus aspersa". Euclid. CSIRO. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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