Australian Tallowwood (Eucalyptus microcorys)
Description
Tallowwood or tallowood (Eucalyptus microcorys) is a Eucalypt species native to and common in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. It grows in forests near the coast on moderate to fertile soils in a protected, sunny position.Tallowwood is drought and frost tender.It is a tall evergreen tree growing to 40 metres, occasionally to 70 m,with rough, fibrous, soft and spongy orange bark and a dense crown. The leaves are 8-12 cm long and 1.5-2.5 cm broad. The flowers are produced in umbels of 7-11.Tallowwood is so named owing to the greasy feel of the wood when cut. It is one of the species whose leaves are used for food by Koalas.
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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