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| Eucalyptus cephalocarpa s.s.-Mealy Stringybark |
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| General Appearance: A spreading, often crooked and stunted tree, to 20 m tall. Bark thick, fibrous, spongy and fissured, persistent to smaller branches. Leaves: Adult: alternate, petiolate, lanceolate, more or less symmetric, 10-20 x 1.5-3 cm. Juvenile: opposite, sessile, ovate, 2-6 x 1.5-6 cm, glaucous, new growth often purple. Buds: In leaf axils, usually 7 per cluster, diamond-shaped, 5-12 mm long, covered with white, powdery wax; pedicels absent; operculum hemispherical; peduncle slightly angled 5-12 mm long. Fruit: Wine-glass shaped, sessile, 5-8 x 5-7 mm; disc flat or slightly convex; valves 3-4, level with top of fruit or slightly exserted. Environment: Sandy or gravelly soils, often poorly-drained or waterlogged, in undulating country. Note on Scientific Name: [s.s.] Describes the species 'in the strict sense', that is, it represents a relatively recent classification which is narrower than the original and is now one of two or more species once covered by the name. Commonly Associated Trees and Large Shrubs: Acacia melanoxylon, Eucalyptus obliqua, Eucalyptus radiata, Exocarpos cupressiformis, Banksia marginata, Pittosporum undulatum Annual Rainfall: 624 to 1643 mm Warmest Temperatures: 20.2 to 27.8 °C Coolest Temperatures: -1.4 to 6.4 °C © Paul Gullan - Viridans Biological Databases |