Eucalyptus robusta |
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swamp mahogany |
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Habit | Trees, to 30 m; trunk reddish brown, rough; bark persistent, deeply furrowed, soft, spongy, fibrous, rough on small branches. |
Leaves | petiole 1.5–3 cm, slightly flattened; blade lighter green abaxially, broadly lanceolate, 8.5–17 × 2.5–7 cm, surfaces glossy. |
Inflorescences | 9–15-flowered, umbels. |
Peduncles | broadly flattened, 1.5–3 cm. |
Flowers | hypanthium obconic to pyriform, 6–7 mm, length ± equaling calyptra; calyptra conic to rostrate, 10–12 mm; stamens white. |
Capsules | cylindric, 10–18 mm, not glaucous; valves 3 or 4, fused after dehiscence, ± level with apex or included and joined across orifice. |
Eucalyptus robusta |
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Phenology | Flowering summer–fall. |
Habitat | Disturbed areas. |
Elevation | 0–200 m. (0–700 ft.) |
Distribution |
CA; FL; e Australia [Introduced in North America] |
Discussion | Eucalyptus robusta is known from Los Angeles, Monterey, Orange, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, and Ventura counties in California, and from Charlotte, Lee, Martin, and St. Lucie counties in Florida. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 10. |
Parent taxa | Myrtaceae > Eucalyptus |
Sibling taxa | |
Name authority | Smith: Spec. Bot. New Holland, 39, plate 13. (1795) |
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