Eucalyptus discreta
| Eucalyptus discreta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Eucalyptus |
| Species: | E. discreta |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucalyptus discreta | |
Eucalyptus discreta is a eucalypt that is native to Western Australia.[1]
Description
The shrub or mallee typically grows to a height of 1.5 to 5 metres (5 to 16 ft)[1] and has a lignotuber. The bark is smooth and a light brown to grey colour often with coarse ribbons of loose bark toward the base of the stem. The concolorous, green, slightly glossy adult leaves are arranged alternately. The leaf blade is typically 4 to 9.5 centimetres (1.6 to 3.7 in) in length and 0.5 to 1.5 cm (0.20 to 0.59 in) wide with a curved narrowly lanceolate to elliptic shape.[2] It blooms between January and April producing inflorescences with white flowers.[1]
Classification
The species was first formally identified by the botanists Ian Brooker in 1979 in the journal Nuytsia. The type specimen was collected by Brooker in 1974 about 160 kilometres (99 mi) east of Esperance.[2]
It is part of the Eucalyptus subgenus Symphyomyrtus in the section Bisectae and the subsection Destitutae. It is closely related to Eucalyptus uncinata.[2]
The species name discreta is latin meaning dainty referring to the leaves not being fused to the stems as for E. uncinata with which it is confused.[2]
Distribution
It is found on flats in coastal areas in the Goldfields-Esperance region between Ravensthorpe and the Nullarbor Plain where it grows in sandy-loamy soils usually over limestone or granite.[1]
It is usually part of coastal and sub-coastal mallee-heath ecosystems.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Eucalyptus discreta". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Eucalyptus discreta". Euclid. CSIRO. Retrieved 15 August 2018.