Eucalyptus × erythrandra

Eucalyptus × erythrandra, commonly known as rosebud gum,[2] is a species of mallee or shrub that is endemic to Western Australia. It typically grows to a height of 1.5–5 m (4 ft 11 in – 16 ft 5 in) and has smooth grey bark, and pinkish flowers from September to October or January. It grows in mallee scrub in the Esperance Plains and Mallee biogeographic regions.[3]

Rosebud gum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species:
E. × erythrandra
Binomial name
Eucalyptus × erythrandra
Synonyms[1]

Eucalyptus angulosa var. robusta Gardner

This eucalypt was originally given the name Eucalyptus erythrandra by William Blakely and Henry Steedman who published the description in Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.[2][4] It is now accepted by the Australian Plant Census as a hybrid, either between E. incrassata and E. tetraptera or between E. angulosa and E. tetraptera.[1]

References

  1. "Eucalyptus × erythrandra". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  2. Blakely, William F.; McKie, Ernest N. (1938). "Descriptions of four new species and two varieties of eucalypts". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 63 (1–2): 64–66. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  3. "Eucalyptus × erythrandra". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  4. "Eucalyptus × erythrandra". APNI. Retrieved 30 June 2019.


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