Eucalyptus viminalis |
Eucalyptus sideroxylon |
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manna gum, ribbon gum |
red iron bark |
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Habit | Trees, to 50 m; trunk whitish, gray, or tan, straight, ± smooth; bark usually shed in relatively long, narrow, irregular strips distally, sometimes persistent toward trunk base. | Trees, to 25 m; trunk dark brown or ± black, rough; bark persistent, deeply furrowed, hard. |
Leaves | petiole 1–1.5 cm; blade green, lanceolate to narrowly lanceolate, 10–15 × 1–2.5 cm. |
petiole 1–2 cm; blade dull grayish green or blue-green, lanceolate, 6–14 × 1–2 cm. |
Inflorescences | usually 3-flowered, umbels. |
3–7-flowered, umbels, often pendent. |
Peduncles | to ca. 1 cm. |
subterete, 1–1.5 cm. |
Flowers | hypanthium ovoid, 2–3 mm, length ± equaling calyptra; calyptra conic to rounded or, rarely, rostrate; stamens white. |
hypanthium ovoid to hemispheric, 4–6 mm, length greater than calyptra, occasionally glaucous; calyptra conic; stamens white, pink, or red; anthers absent on outer filaments. |
Capsules | ± hemispheric, 5–10 mm, not glaucous; valves 3 or 4, exserted. |
ovoid, 10 mm, glaucous or not; valves 4 or 5, included. |
2n | = 22, 90. |
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Eucalyptus viminalis |
Eucalyptus sideroxylon |
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Phenology | Flowering summer, fall. | Flowering spring. |
Habitat | Disturbed urban areas. | Disturbed coastal, urban areas. |
Elevation | 0–100 m. (0–300 ft.) | 0–200 m. (0–700 ft.) |
Distribution |
CA; se Australia [Introduced in North America]
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CA; se Australia [Introduced in North America] |
Discussion | Eucalyptus viminalis is known from the Outer North Coast Ranges, Central Coast, Outer South Coast Ranges, South Coast, and Peninsular Ranges. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
In the flora area, Eucalyptus sideroxylon is known from southern California. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 10. | FNA vol. 10. |
Parent taxa | Myrtaceae > Eucalyptus | Myrtaceae > Eucalyptus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | Labillardière: Nov. Holl. Pl. 2: 12, plate 151. (1806) | A. Cunningham ex Woolls: Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, ser. 2, 1: 859. (1887) |
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