Eucalyptus laevopinea

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

Eucalyptus laevopinea, known by the common name Silver Top Stringybark, is a tree native to eastern Australia. Occurring north from Rylstone. Mostly seen in the northern tablelands of New South Wales.

A tree up to 40 metres tall. It has rough, fibrous stringy bark usually coloured grey over reddish brown. Adult leaves are 9 to 14 cm long, 1.5 to 2.5 cm wide. A dull green, the same colour above and below the leaf.

Flowering is from June to August. Gumnuts are hemispherical in shape. 6 to 10 mm long, 7 to 12 mm in diameter. The disc is flat or raised. Valves either below the rim, at rim level or exserted.

References

  • "Eucalyptus laevopinea". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
  • A Field Guide to Eucalypts - Brooker & Kleinig volume 1, ISBN 0-909605-62-9 page 58


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