- Eucalyptus saxatilis
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Eucalyptus saxatilis 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Myrtales Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Eucalyptus Species: E. saxatilis Binomial name Eucalyptus saxatilis
J.B.Kirkp. & Brooker[1]Eucalyptus saxatilis (Suggan Buggan Mallee or Mount Wheeler Mallee) is a mallee or small tree, native to Australia.
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Description
The species may grow up to 8 metres in height and has smooth bark, which is grey-green and sheds in short ribbons.[2] The juvenile leaves are opposite and glaucous.[2] The adult leaves are bluish grey and falcate to laceolate. These are 10 to 15 cm long and 1 to 2 cm wide.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was first formally described by J.B. Kirkpatrick and M.I.H. Brooker in Australian Forest Research in 1977 from material collected at Little River Gorge.[1]
Distribution
The species occurs in eastern Victoria and south-eastern New South Wales in Australia.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Eucalyptus saxatilis". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Eucalyptus+saxatilis. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
- ^ a b c d "Eucalyptus saxatilis". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Eucalyptus~saxatilis. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
Categories:- Flora of New South Wales
- Flora of Victoria (Australia)
- Trees of Australia
- Eucalyptus
- Myrtales of Australia
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