Eucalyptus mcquoidii
Eucalyptus mcquoidii | |
---|---|
Bark of Eucalyptus mcquoidii. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Eucalyptus |
Species: | E. mcquoidii |
Binomial name | |
Eucalyptus mcquoidii | |
Eucalyptus mcquoidii is a tree that is native to Western Australia.[1]
The small tree typically grows to a height of 10 metres (33 ft) and does not form a lignotuber. It produces yellow-green flowers between April and October.
Eucalyptus mcquoidii belongs in Eucalyptus subgenus Symphyomyrtus, section Bisectae, subsection Hadrotes because of its coarsely bisected cotyledons, erect stamens and larger, thick-rimmed fruits. The subsection Hadrotes contains ten species of which eight do not have oil glands in the branchlet pith. Together these eight species form series Lehmannianae, a group that has fruit with exserted valves that have fused tips even after the seeds are lost, a feature also shared with the distantly related Eucalyptus cornuta.[2]
Of the eight species in series Lehmannianae, four species (Eucalyptus mcquoidii, E. conferruminata, E. lehmannii and E. arborella) have the buds in each axillary cluster, fused basally.[2]
It is found on coastal slopes, creeklines and cliff tops in a small area along the south coast in the Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance where it grows in skeletal sandy soils over and around quartzite and granite.[1] The bulk of the population is confined to the Fitzgerald River National Park.
See also
References
- 1 2 "Eucalyptus mcquoidii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- 1 2 "Eucalyptus lehmannii". Euclid. CSIRO. Retrieved 23 December 2017.