Biology:Eucalyptus fitzgeraldii
| Broad-leaved box | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Eucalyptus |
| Species: | E. fitzgeraldii
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| Binomial name | |
| Eucalyptus fitzgeraldii Blakely[1]
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Eucalyptus fitzgeraldii, commonly known as the broad-leaved box[2] or the paper-barked box,[3] is a tree that is endemic to Western Australia. It has rough, flaky bark, flower buds arranged in groups of seven and bell-shaped to urn-shaped fruit.
Description
Eucalyptus fitzgeraldii is a tree that typically grows to a height of 5 to 15 metres (16 to 49 ft) and has rough, grey, fibrous or flaky bark that is shed in papery flakes. Adult leaves are egg-shaped to more or less round, glossy when fresh, up to 100 mm (3.9 in) long and 120 mm (4.7 in) wide on a petiole up to 40 mm (1.6 in) long. The flower buds are arranged in groups of seven on a peduncle 10–15 mm (0.39–0.59 in) long, the individual buds on pedicels about 5 mm (0.20 in) long. Mature buds have a conical to bell-shaped floral cup 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) long and wide with a conical to hemispherical operculum 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) long and 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) wide. Flowering occurs between August and September and the flowers are whitish cream.[3][4][5]
Taxonomy
Eucalyptus fitzgeraldii was first formally described in 1934 by William Blakely from a specimen collected between Tabletop Mountain and the Artesian Range near the Charnley River by William Vincent Fitzgerald.[6] The specific epithet (fitzgeraldii) honours the collector of the type specimen.[7][8]
Distribution
The broad-leaved box is found on rocky hillsides and plains in the northern Kimberley region of Western Australia where it grows in clay soils around basalt or dolerite.[4]
Conservation status
This eucalypt is classified as "Priority Two" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife[4] meaning that it is poorly known and from only one or a few locations.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ "Eucalyptus fitzgeraldii". Australian Plant Census. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/83217.
- ↑ "Eucalypts of Northern Australia: ecological & conservation values. A Summary". Kimberley to Cape. http://www.kimberleytocape.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Eucalypts-of-Northern-Australia-SUMMARY-REPORT.pdf.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chippendale, George M.. "Eucalyptus fitzgeraldii". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Eucalyptus%20fitzgeraldii.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Eucalyptus fitzgeraldii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/5647.
- ↑ "Eucalyptus fitzgeraldii". Eucalink. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/euctax.pl?/PlantNet/Euc=&name=Eucalyptus+fitzgeraldii.
- ↑ "Eucalyptus fitzgeraldii". APNI. https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/455254.
- ↑ "Fitzgerald, William Vincent". Encyclopedia of Australian science. http://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000408b.htm.
- ↑ "Fitzgerald, William Vincent". Trove; National Library of Australia. http://trove.nla.gov.au/people/1476308?c=people.
- ↑ "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna". Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://www.dpaw.wa.gov.au/images/documents/plants-animals/threatened-species/Listings/Conservation%20code%20definitions.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q15396767 entry
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