Eucalyptus erythronema

taxobox
name = White Mallee
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Myrtales
familia = Myrtaceae
genus = "Eucalyptus"
species = "E. erythronema"
binomial = "Eucalyptus erythronema"
binomial_authority = Turcz.|

White Mallee, also known as Lindsay Gum,White-barked mallee or Red-flowered Mallee is a mallee from Western Australia. It reaches about 5-8m in height and has white bark covered with a talc-like powder. It can be pinkish at the top. New bark is pale green.

The flowers are variable - usually red but can range from pink, yellow to cream. Fruits are conical and ribbed.

There are two currently recognised varieties of this species:
*"E. erythronema" Turcz. var. "erythronema"
*"E. erythronema" var. "marginata" (Benth.) Domin The latter is distinguished by its buds and fruits which have an expanded rim.

References

* Holliday, I. "A field guide to Australian trees (3rd edition)", Reed New Holland, 2002
* Cronin, L. "Key Guide to Australian Trees", Envirobook, 2000

*cite web |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=EUCALYPTUS+ERYTHRONEMA|title= Eucalyptus erythronema |accessdate=2007-09-29 |format= |work= Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database|author = Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra