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Eucalyptus recurva Crisp
Family Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus recurva Crisp APNI*

Description: Mallee to 1.5 m high; bark smooth, grey, orange, green or yellow, shedding in long ribbons.

Juvenile leaves opposite, elliptic to ovate, glossy green.

Adult leaves opposite, elliptic or ovate, 1–3 cm long, 0.5–0.8 cm wide, green, glossy, concolorous. Umbellasters 3-flowered; peduncle narrowly flattened or angular, 3–5 mm long; pedicels terete, 1–2 mm long. Buds ovoid, 4–5 mm long, 3–4 mm diam., scar present, but outer calyptra not shedding cleanly; calyptra hemispherical, shorter and narrower than hypanthium.

Fruit hemispherical or conical, 3–4 mm long, 4–5 mm diam.; disc raised; valves exserted.


Habitat
Photo A.E. Orme

Habit
Photo A.E. Orme

Flower
Photo A.E. Orme

Distribution and occurrence: Known from three stands in sclerophyll shrubland on skeletal soil on quartzite slopes; near Braidwood.
NSW subdivisions: ST

Threatened species: NSW BCA: Critically Endangered; Commonwealth EPBC: Critically Endangered
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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