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Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh.
Family Myrtaceae
Common name: River Gum, River Red Gum

Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh. APNI*

Synonyms: Eucalyptus rostrata Schltdl. APNI*

Description: Tree to 30 m high (occasionally taller); bark smooth, white, grey to red-brown, shedding in short ribbons or flakes.

Juvenile leaves disjunct, broad-lanceolate to ovate, dull grey-green. Adult leaves disjunct, narrow-lanceolate or lanceolate, 8–30 cm long, 1–2.5 cm wide, green or grey-green, dull, concolorous.

Umbellasters 7–11-flowered; peduncle terete, 7–25 mm long; pedicels terete, 5–12 mm long. Buds ovoid, 6–11 mm long, 3–6 mm diam., scar present; calyptra hemispherical and rostrate, longer than and as wide as hypanthium.

Fruit globose or ovoid, 3–5-locular, 5–9 mm long, 5–9 mm diam.; disc raised; valves exserted.


Illustration
M. Flockton

Type
Specimen

Distribution and occurrence:

Community dominant, in grassy woodland or forest on deep rich alluvial soils adjacent to large permanent water bodies.
NSW subdivisions: NC, NWS, CWS, SWS, NWP, SWP, NFWP, SFWP
Other Australian states: Qld Vic. W.A. S.A. N.T.
AVH map***

Text by K. Hill
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 2 (1991)

 Key to the subspecies 
1.Operculum abruptly narrowing to a distinct beak c. 4 mm longsubsp. camaldulensis
Operculum obtuse, rounded or acute2
2Operculum acute, 6–9 mm longsubsp. acuta
Operculum obtuse or rounded, 3–7 mm long
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subsp. arida

APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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