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Eucalyptus cephalocarpa Blakely
Family Myrtaceae
Common name: Mealy Stringybark, Silver Stringybark

Eucalyptus cephalocarpa Blakely APNI*

Synonyms: Eucalyptus cinerea subsp. cephalocarpa Costerm., nom. inval. APNI*

Description: Tree to 15 m high. Bark persistent throughout or to smaller branches, shortly fibrous ("peppermint"), grey-brown.

Juvenile leaves opposite, ovate to orbiculate, dull grey-green, sessile. Adult leaves disjunct, lanceolate, 10–20 cm long, 1.5–2.5 cm wide, dull, grey-green, concolorous.

Conflorescence simple, axillary; Umbellasters 7–11-flowered. Peduncles 5–10 mm long. Buds clavate or fusiform, glaucous or pruinose, 6–8 mm long, 3–4 mm diam. Calyptra shedding early, conical, 1–2 times as lon g as hypanthium, as wide as hypanthium; smooth. Flowers white, or cream.

Fruits globose or conical, 4–5 mm long, 1.5–2 mm diam. Disc raised. Valves rim-level or exserted.


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Distribution and occurrence:
NSW subdivisions: SC
Other Australian states: Vic.
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Text by K.D. Hill
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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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