Eucalyptus bicostata

taxobox
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Myrtales
familia = Myrtaceae
genus = "Eucalyptus"
species = "E. bicostata"
binomial = "Eucalyptus bicostata"
binomial_authority = Maiden, Blakely & Simmons|

"Eucalyptus bicostata", commonly known as Southern Blue Gum or Eurabbie, is a Eucalypt species native to Victoria and eastern New South Wales, Australia. It is called also Blue Gum and Victorian Blue Gum. It grows in wet forests on fertile soils in sheltered areas in ranges away from the coast.

It is a tree growing to 40 m tall. Bark is mostly smooth, shedding in long strips to leave a white or greyish surface; sometimes with rough, partially shed bark at the base. The juvenile leaves are to 15 cm long and 8 cm broad, and the adult leaves to 45 cm long and 4 cm broad. The inflorescence is 3 flowered.

Many botanists consider "Eucalyptus bicostata" a subspecies of "Eucalyptus globulus". This is supported by Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne [cite web | url = http://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/dbpages/viclist/cd/ | title = A Census of the Vascular Plants of Victoria | publisher = Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne] , but not by Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney [cite web | url = http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm | title = Flora of New South Wales | publisher = Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney] where it is considered a distinct species.

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