Eucalyptus gillenii (Eucalyptus gillenii)
Description
Eucalyptus gillenii,commonly known as the Mallee red gum,Mount Lindsay mallee,Mount Lindsay gum or Mount Gillen mallee is a mallee that is native to inland Western Australia,South Australia and the Northern Territory. The multi-stemmed mallee typically grown to a height of 3 to 7 metres (10 to 23 ft) and a width of 2 to 6 metres (7 to 20 ft).It is a hardy grower and is both frost and drought toleranceThe juvenile leaves are dull,green to blue-green in colour with a lanceolate to falcate shape.These later become adult leaves that are dull,green to blue-green are lanceolate to falcate with a blade that is 180 millimetres (7 in) in length and 28 mm (1.10 in) wide and still lanceolate to falcate.It forms creamy white axillary flowers that are held erect in groups of seven to nine.These are followed by globular fruit that is 10 mm (0.39 in) long and 12 mm (0.47 in) wide.These contain dark brown seeds with a pyramidal shape that are 1.5 mm (0.059 in) long and 0.8 mm (0.031 in) wide.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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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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