- Eucalyptus tetragona
taxobox
name = Mealy Gum, Silver Marlock, Tallerack, White Marlock or White-leaved Marlock
image_caption = "Eucalyptus tetragona", juvenile
regnum =Plantae
unranked_divisio =Angiosperm s
unranked_classis =Eudicot s
unranked_ordo =Rosid s
ordo =Myrtales
familia =Myrtaceae
genus = "Eucalyptus "
species = "E. tetragona"
binomial = "Eucalyptus tetragona"
binomial_authority = |"Eucalyptus tetragona", commonly known as either Mealy Gum, Silver Marlock, Tallerack, White Marlock or White-leaved Marlock is a mallee eucalypt with smooth bark. The leaves, buds, fruits and stems are white and waxy. The crown of this species is composed completely of juvenile leaves, opposite, elliptical to 16 X 8 cm and glaucous.
The flowers are white and appear in mid-summer. The fruit is a four-sided, almost cubic shape - hence (presumably) the origin of its name
tetragon ."E. tetragona" is widespread on the sandplains of south-western
Western Australia from Eneabba in the north to east of Esperance in the south. This mallee is easily recognised in the field by its form, large, white, waxy leaves and, when in flower, stamens clustered in four groups. [Brooker, I. & Kleinig, D., "Eucalyptus, An illustrated guide to identification", Reed Books, Melbourne, 1996]References
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