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Eucalyptus lactea R.T.Baker
Family Myrtaceae
Common name: Brittle Gum

Eucalyptus lactea R.T.Baker APNI*

Synonyms: Eucalyptus praecox Maiden APNI*
Eucalyptus mannifera subsp. praecox (Maiden) L.A.S.Johnson APNI*

Description: Tree to 15 m high, forming a ligonotuber. Bark smooth, powdery, white or grey, shedding in short ribbons or flakes.

Juvenile leaves opposite, sessile or subsessile for many pairs, ovate to elliptical, bluey-green to glaucous. Adult leaves disjunct, lanceolate or broad-lanceolate, 8–14 cm long, 1–2 cm wide, green or grey-green, dull, concolorous.

Umbellasters 7–11-flowered; peduncle terete, 5–8 mm long; pedicels terete, 1–3 mm long. Buds ovoid, ± glaucous, 4–6 mm long, 3–4 mm diam., scar present; calyptra hemispherical, shorter than and as wide as hypanthium.

Fruit globose or ovoid, 5–6 mm long, 5–6 mm diam.; disc raised; valves 3 or 4, exserted.


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M. Flockton

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Specimen

Flowering: Flowers have been recorded in June and July

Distribution and occurrence: Liverpool Range to Captains Flat.

Locally frequent, in dry sclerophyll woodland on shallow usually sandy soil.
NSW subdivisions: NT, CT, ST, CWS
AVH map***

This taxon formerly known by the name Eucalyptus praecox Maiden but, at species rank, Eucalyptus lactea R.T.Baker predates this name and has priority.

Text by K. Hill; updated by PG Wilson, October 2019
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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