Eucalyptus assimilans

Eucalyptus assimilans is a tree that is endemic to Western Australia. It has smooth white or greyish bark shed in long ribbons, lance-shaped and curved leaves, buds in groups of seven in leaf axils and conical fruit.

Eucalyptus assimilans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species:
E. assimilans
Binomial name
Eucalyptus assimilans
Synonyms[1]

Eucalyptus georgei subsp. assimilans ms K.D.Hill

Description

Eucalyptus assimilans is a tree that typically grows to a height of 15 metres (49 ft). It has smooth white or greyish bark on the trunk and branches, that is shed in long, wide pale brown strips. The bark, leaves and flower buds are covered with a greyish, powdery bloom. Young plants and coppice regrowth have egg-shaped to broadly lance-shaped leaves. Adult leaves are lance-shaped, tapered, 70–180 mm (3–7 in) long, 15–40 mm (0.6–2 in) wide on a petiole 20–33 mm (0.8–1 in) long. The flower buds are arranged in group of seven in leaf axils on an unbranched peduncle 10–22 mm (0.4–0.9 in) long, the individual flowers on a pedicel 4–8 mm (0.16–0.31 in) long. Mature buds are oval, about 15 mm (0.6 in) long and 7 mm (0.3 in) wide with a conical operculum slightly shorter the floral cup. The fruit is a woody, conical capsule 9–12 mm (0.35–0.47 in) long, 8–9 mm (0.3–0.4 in) wide.[2]

Taxonomy and naming

Eucalyptus assimilans was first formally described in 2001 by Lawrie Johnston and Ken Hill.[3] The specific epithet (assimilans) is a Latin word meaning "making like", referring to the similarity of this species to E. sheathiana.[2]

Distribution

This eucalypt grows sporadically in woodland in gently undulating country in the Balladonia area in the Coolgardie biogeographic region.[4]

Conservation

Eucalyptus assimilans is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Eucalyptus assimilans". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  2. Hill, Ken D.; Johnson, Lawrence A.S.; Blaxell, Donald F. (2001). "Systematic studies in the eucalypts. 11 - New taxa and combinations in Eucalyptus Section Dumaria (Myrtaceae)". Telopea. 9 (2): 308–309. doi:10.7751/telopea20013003.
  3. "Eucalyptus assimilans". APNI. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  4. "Eucalyptus assimilans". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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