White Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus alba)
Description
It grows as a small to medium tree from 5 to 18 m (16 to 59 ft) high with a spreading crown of 5 to 15 m (16 to 49 ft). The short trunk is often bent and has smooth grey to white powdery bark. Freshly-exposed new bark is pink. The leathery ovate grey-green juvenile leaves are alternately arranged along the stems and measure 10-20 cm (3.9-7.9 in) long by 8-12 cm (3.1-4.7 in) wide. The adult leaves are ovate to lanceolate in shape and measure 5-12 cm (2.0-4.7 in) long by 5-8 cm (2.0-3.1 in) wide. The white flowers appear from August to November and can be profuse. The related Eucalyptus bigalerita is similar in appearance, but has larger leaves, buds and seed pods, and is found in alluvial flats.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Myrtales
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Family: Myrtaceae
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Genus: Eucalyptus
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