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Eucalyptus macrorhyncha F.Muell. ex Benth.
Family Myrtaceae
Common name: Red Stringybark

Eucalyptus macrorhyncha F.Muell. ex Benth. APNI*

Description: Tree to 30 m high, though often less; bark persistent throughout, grey to red-brown, stringy.

Juvenile leaves disjunct, broad-lanceolate, glossy green, hispid.

Adult leaves disjunct, lanceolate, 9–15 cm long, 1.2–2.7 cm wide, green, dull to semi-glossy, concolorous. Umbellasters 7–11-flowered; peduncle terete, 7–15 mm long; pedicels terete or angular, 2–8 mm long. Buds fusiform, 7–9 mm long, 4–5 mm diam., scar absent; calyptra conical or elongate acute or rostrate, at least as long and as wide as hypanthium.

Fruit globose, 6–10 mm long, 7–12 mm diam.; disc raised; valves exserted.


Illustration
M. Flockton

Other photo
Photo D. Hardin

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Distribution and occurrence: Widespread and locally dominant, in dry sclerophyll forest or woodland on shallow poor soils on rises; south from Warialda.
NSW subdivisions: NT, CT, ST, NWS, CWS, SWS, SWP
Other Australian states: Vic. S.A.
AVH map***

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


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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