Eucalyptus leucophylla

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

Eucalyptus leucophylla, commonly known as Cloncurry box,[1] is a tree or mallee that is predominantly found in northwest Queensland,[2] with small populations also occurring in the eastern Kimberley region Western Australia.[3]

The tree or mallee has bark that is persistent over the length of the trunk. The brak is fibrous-flaky with whitish patches over grey box style. The dull, grey-green or glaucous adult leaves have a disjunct arrangement.[4]

It is often found on low hills and in valleys in low woodland communities along with Corymbia terminalis or Eucalyptus leucophloia or Eucalyptus pruinosa often with an understorey of Acacia hilliana and Triodia grasses.[1]

The species was first formally described by the botanist Karel Domin in 1928 as part of the work Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens as published in Bibliotheca Botanica. The only synonym is Eucalyptus tropica as described by Cambage ex Joseph Maiden as described in 1929 in A Critical Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus.[5]

E. leucophylla was previously described as Eucalyptus argillacea in Queensland.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Description of Ecological Communities: Arid Eucalypt Woodlands - NECs 1.1 to 1.7" (PDF). Department of Environment. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Eucalyptus leucophylla". Atlas of Living Australia. NCRIS. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Eucalyptus leucophylla". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  4. ↑ "Eucalyptus leucophylla". Eucalink. Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Eucalyptus leucophylla Domin". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility]]. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
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