Eucalyptus tectifica

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

Eucalyptus tectifica is a tree that is native to the Northern Territory and the Kimberley region of Western Australia.[1] Its common names include Darwin box[2] and grey box[3]

The tree typically grows to a height of 3 to 12 metres (10 to 39 ft) and has rough box-type bark. It blooms between October and December producing inflorescences with cream-white flowers.

It is found on hillsides and along creeks in an area between Broome in the west to the Gulf of Carpentaria in the east where it grows in skeletal sandy alluvium over quartzite, sandstone or basalt.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Eucalyptus tectifica". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. ↑ "Eucalyptus tectifica (F.Muell.) Darwin Box". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Northern Territory flora online - Eucalyptus tectifica (F.Muell.)". Northern Territory flora online. Government of the Northern Territory. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
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