Eucalyptus largiflorens

taxobox
name = Black Box
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Myrtales
familia = Myrtaceae
genus = "Eucalyptus"
species = "E. largiflorens"
binomial = "Eucalyptus largiflorens"
binomial_authority = F.Muell.
synonyms = *"Eucalyptus bicolor" A.Cunn. ex T.Mitch.
*"Eucalyptus largiflorens" F.Muell. var. "largiflorens"|

"Eucalyptus largiflorens", or Black Box, is a species of "Eucalyptus" which is endemic to Australia. It is a tree grows up to 20 metres in height. and has persistent, fibrous or flaky bark which is a grey to grey-black colour.

Taxonomy

The species was first formally described by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1855 who observed the species "in bushy, barren localities on the Murray, Avoca, Wimmera, and on St. Vincents Gulf."

The former variety "Eucalyptus largiflorens" var. "xanthophylla" (Blakely) Cameron is currently known as "Eucalyptus normantonensis" Maiden & Cambage. There is a cultivated variety known as "Eucalyptus largiflorens" 'Green Variant'.

Distribution

The species occurs in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.

It is often the dominant tree species in vegetation communities where it occurs, primarlily grassy woodlands in seasonally flooded areas, and is usually associated with heavy, black clay soils.

Common Names

Alternative common names for the species include Flooded Gum, Flooded Box and River Box.

ee also

*List of Eucalyptus species

References

* [http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Eucalyptus+largiflorens Australian Plant Name Index (APNI): "Eucalyptus largiflorens"']
* [http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Eucalyptus~largiflorens PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online: "Eucalyptus largiflorens"]
*cite book|author=Holliday, I. and Watton, G.| title=A Gardener's Guide to Eucalypts| publisher=Rigby|location= Australia | year=1980 | id=ISBN 0727012576