Eucalyptus ligustrina
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Eucalyptus ligustrina, the Privet-leaved Stringybark is a seldom noticed eucalyptus
of south eastern Australia
. A feature of this plant is the relatively broad leaves, particularly in the juvenile form.
It occurs in New South Wales
from Gibraltar Range National Park
in the north to Deua National Park
in the south. The principal area however, is in the Blue Mountains. The habitat is dry sclerophyll woodland on poor soils or heathland, derived from sandstone
, or acidic granite
.
This plant first appeared in scientific literature in the year 1828, in the Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis
. Authored by the prominent Swiss botanist, Augustin Pyramus de Candolle.
. Mostly less than ten metres tall, though occasionally to 20 metres high. Stringy type bark, rough and thick, somewhat loose and criss-crossed. Grey over reddish brown.
Juvenile leaves are ovate with short stems, opposite on the stem. 4 cm long, 2 cm wide. Adult leaves alternate on the stem, elliptic, curved or broad lanceolate, 4 to 8 cm long, 0.7 to 1.3 cm wide. Glossy, with stiff hairs. Different coloured greens above and below the leaf. Flowering occurs in May and June. Gumnuts are typical for stringybarks, being stalk-less and crowded together 0.5 cm in diameter with three or four valves.
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of flowering trees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Members of the genus dominate the tree flora of Australia...
of south eastern Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. A feature of this plant is the relatively broad leaves, particularly in the juvenile form.
It occurs in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
from Gibraltar Range National Park
Gibraltar Range National Park
Gibraltar Range is a national park in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, 79 km north-east of Glen Innes and 493 km north of Sydney...
in the north to Deua National Park
Deua National Park
Deua is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 320 kilometres south of Sydney, and 100 kilometres east of Canberra. The nearest towns on the coast are Batemans Bay, Moruya and Narooma....
in the south. The principal area however, is in the Blue Mountains. The habitat is dry sclerophyll woodland on poor soils or heathland, derived from sandstone
Sandstone
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...
, or acidic granite
Granite
Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
.
This plant first appeared in scientific literature in the year 1828, in the Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis
Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis
Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis, also known by its standard botanical abbreviation Prodr. , is a 17-volume treatise on botany initiated by A. P. de Candolle. De Candolle intended it as a summary of all known seed plants, encompassing taxonomy, ecology, evolution and biogeography....
. Authored by the prominent Swiss botanist, Augustin Pyramus de Candolle.
Description
A small tree, occasionally a malleeMallee
Mallee may refer to:* Mallee , the habit of woody plants that grow with multiple stems from underground lignotubers* Mallee , a biogeographic region in southern Western Australia...
. Mostly less than ten metres tall, though occasionally to 20 metres high. Stringy type bark, rough and thick, somewhat loose and criss-crossed. Grey over reddish brown.
Juvenile leaves are ovate with short stems, opposite on the stem. 4 cm long, 2 cm wide. Adult leaves alternate on the stem, elliptic, curved or broad lanceolate, 4 to 8 cm long, 0.7 to 1.3 cm wide. Glossy, with stiff hairs. Different coloured greens above and below the leaf. Flowering occurs in May and June. Gumnuts are typical for stringybarks, being stalk-less and crowded together 0.5 cm in diameter with three or four valves.