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| Eucalyptus croajingolensis-Gippsland Peppermint |
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| General Appearance: A tree, to 30 m tall, with fine, fibrous bark over trunk and branches. Leaves: Adult: alternate, petiolate, broadly lanceolate to lanceolate, symmetric or almost so, to 12 x 2 cm, dull blue-green. Juvenile: opposite, sessile, oblong-elliptic, symmetric, to 8 x 3.5 cm, pale green to dull blue-green. Adult and juvenile leaves strongly peppermint-scented when crushed and after rain. Buds: In leaf axils or near tips of branchlets, 11-20 per cluster, club-shaped, to 5 mm long; pedicellate; operculum a pointed dome; peduncle cylindrical, to 8 mm long. Fruit: Goblet-shaped, to 6 x 6 mm; disc flat or slightly concave; valves 3-4, at or slightly below rim. Notes: Very difficult to distinguish between this species and E. radiata when juvenile leaves cannot be found. At lower altitudes it also appears to be similar to slightly narrow-leafed forms of E. dives. Commonly Associated Trees and Large Shrubs: Acacia melanoxylon, Eucalyptus obliqua, Pomaderris aspera, Polyscias sambucifolia, Acacia dealbata, Eucalyptus cypellocarpa Annual Rainfall: 611 to 1635 mm Warmest Temperatures: 17.1 to 27.2 °C Coolest Temperatures: -4.6 to 6 °C Other Scientific Names: Eucalyptus radiata p.p., Eucalyptus sp. aff. radiata, Eucalyptus sp. aff. radiata (East Gippsland) Other Common Names: Coast Peppermint, Gippsland peppermint © Paul Gullan - Viridans Biological Databases |