- Eucalyptus leucoxylon
taxobox
name = Yellow Gum, (South Australian) Blue Gum, White Ironbark
image_caption = "Eucalyptus leucoxylon",Melbourne
regnum =Plantae
unranked_divisio =Angiosperm s
unranked_classis =Eudicot s
unranked_ordo =Rosid s
ordo =Myrtales
familia =Myrtaceae
genus = "Eucalyptus "
species = "E. leucoxylon"
binomial = "Eucalyptus leucoxylon"
binomial_authority = |"Eucalyptus leucoxylon", Yellow Gum, (South Australian) Blue Gum, White Ironbark is a small to medium-sized
tree with roughbark on the lower 1-2 metres of the trunk, above this, the bark becomes smooth with a white, yellow or bluish-grey surface. Adult leaves are stalked, lanceolate to broad-lanceolate, to 13 x 2.5 cm, concolorous, dull, green.Flowers in white, pink or red appear during
winter ."E. leucoxylon" is widely distributed on
plain s and nearby mountain ranges orcoast al South Australia, where it is known as the Blue Gum and extends into the western half of Victoria where it is known as the Yellow gum.The species has been divided into numerous varieties and
subspecies . A spectactular red-flowered form of uncertain provenance "Eucalyptus leucoxylon" ‘Rosea’ is widely planted as anornamental plant , itflower s profusely in winter. [Brooker, M.I.H. & Kleinig, D.A. "Field Guide to Eucalyptus", Bloomings, Melbourne 2001]The leaves are distilled for the production of
cineole basedeucalyptus oil . [Boland, D.J., Brophy, J.J., and A.P.N. House, "Eucalyptus Leaf Oils", 1991, ISBN 0-909605-69-6]References
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