Eucalyptus baxteri
| Brown stringybark | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Eucalyptus |
| Species: | E. baxteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucalyptus baxteri (Benth.) Maiden & Blakely | |
Eucalyptus baxteri, commonly known as brown stringybark is a eucalypt which is native to Australia's south-east, occurring from southern New South Wales through Victoria and into the Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island of eastern South Australia. It is a medium-sized tree which can reach 40 m in height. The rough stringy bark is grey - brown in colour. The broad juvenile leaves are 13 cm by 8 cm, while the leathery adult leaves are 13 cm by 3 cm and lanceolate or falcate and green in colour. Flowering occurs from December to April and the white profuse flowers are up to 2 cm in diameter.
The seeds from trees of this species that are over 100 years old are an important source of food for the endangered Red-tailed Black Cockatoo.[1]
References
- ↑ http://www.swifft.net.au/cb_pages/red-tailed_black-cockatoo.php, accessed 23 August 2016.
- Elliot, Rodger W.; Jones, David L.; Blake, Trevor (1992). Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants Suitable for Cultivation: Vol. 4: Eu-Go. Port Melbourne: Lothian Press. p. 31. ISBN 0-85091-213-X.
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