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| Eucalyptus cypellocarpa-Mountain Grey-gum |
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| General Appearance: A medium to large tree, to 60 m tall, with broad, spreading crown and mid-green foliage. Bark pale-grey to fawn, smooth and shedding in strips and large patches from all but lowest part of trunk. Leaves: Adult: alternate, petiolate, lanceolate to narrow-lanceolate,12-30 x 1.5-4 cm, symmetric. Juvenile: opposite, sessile on 4-angled stems, ovate, heart-shaped or oblong, 10-20 x 5-10 cm, symmetric; upper surfaces dark green, lower surface pale blue-green. Buds: In leaf axils, usually 7 per cluster, cylindrical, ridges on two sides, 8-10 mm long; pedicel indistinct; operculum conical, not ridged; peduncle broad and flattened, to 20 mm long. Fruit: Goblet-shaped on short pedicels, ridges on two sides, 8-13 x 5-8 mm; disc concave; valves 3-4, just below rim or sometimes protruding slightly. Environment: Variable from deep, loamy soils of wet mountain slopes to alluvial soils of river sides and, less commonly, shallower rocky soils of drier slopes. Notes: Some botanists regard Eucalyptus alaticaulis, from the Grampians, as a mallee-form version of Eucalyptus cypellocarpa hence some records in this area may represent that species. Commonly Associated Trees and Large Shrubs: Eucalyptus obliqua, Pomaderris aspera, Acacia melanoxylon, Olearia lirata, Bedfordia arborescens, Acacia dealbata Annual Rainfall: 502 to 1718 mm Warmest Temperatures: 17.1 to 29.6 °C Coolest Temperatures: -4.6 to 6.8 °C Other Scientific Names: Eucalyptus alaticaulis, Eucalyptus goniocalyx Other Common Names: Monkey Gum, Monkey gum, Mountain Blue Gum, Mountain Grey Gum, Mountain Gum, Mountain grey gum, Mountain gum, Small-fruited Mountain Gum, Spotted Mountain Grey Gum, Spotted Mountain Gum, Spotted mountain grey gum © Paul Gullan - Viridans Biological Databases |