Eucalyptus maidenii

taxobox
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Myrtales
familia = Myrtaceae
genus = "Eucalyptus"
species = "E. maidenii"
binomial = "Eucalyptus maidenii"
binomial_authority = F. Muell.|

"Eucalyptus maidenii", commonly known as Maiden's Gum, is a Eucalypt species native to eastern Victoria and southeastern New South Wales, Australia. It grows in wet forest on fertile soils in valleys in subcoastal ranges.

It is a tree growing to 40 m, occasionally to 75 m Boland et al. "Forest Trees of Australia."] , tall. Bark is white, yellow, pale orange or grey-white and smooth, shedding to ground level. The juvenile leaves are to 15 cm long and 9 cm broad, and the adult leaves to 25 cm long and 2,4 cm broad. The inflorescence is 7 flowered.

Many botanists consider "Eucalyptus maidenii" 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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