Corymbia novoguinensis

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Corymbia novoguinensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Corymbia
Species:
C. novoguinensis
Binomial name
Corymbia novoguinensis
( & S.G.M.Carr) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson[1]
Synonyms[1]

Eucalyptus novoguinensis D.J.Carr & S.G.M.Carr

Corymbia novoguinensis is a species of tree that is native to New Guinea, some Torres Strait Island and the Cape York Peninsula. It has rough bark on the trunk and branches, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, creamy white flowers and urn-shaped to barrel-shaped fruit.

Description[]

Corymbia novoguinensis is a tree that typically grows to a height of 25 m (82 ft) and forms a lignotuber. It has rough, fissured, flaky or fibrous and tessellated bark on the trunk and branches. The adult leaves are glossy green but paler on the lower surface, lance-shaped, 100–210 mm (3.9–8.3 in) long and 12–35 mm (0.47–1.38 in) wide, tapering to a petiole 15–25 mm (0.59–0.98 in) long. The flower buds are arranged on the ends of branchlets on a branched peduncle 7–16 mm (0.28–0.63 in) long, each branch of the peduncle with seven buds on pedicels 4–18 mm (0.16–0.71 in) long. Mature buds are oval to pear-shaped, 11–12 mm (0.43–0.47 in) long and 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in) wide with a rounded to conical operculum. Flowering has been observed in August and the flowers are creamy white. The fruit is a woody urn-shaped to barrel-shaped capsule 17–24 mm (0.67–0.94 in) long and 11–15 mm (0.43–0.59 in) wide.[2][3][4]

Corymbia novoguinensis is similar to C. clarksoniana, C. ligans and C. polycarpa, but is distinguished from them on the basis of fruit shape.[3]

Taxonomy and naming[]

This eucalypt was first formally described in 1987 by and Stella Carr from specimens collected on Daru Island in Papua New Guinea, and was given the name Eucalyptus novoguinensis.[5] In 1995 Ken Hill and Lawrie Johnson changed the name to Corymbia novoguinensis.[4][6] The specific epithet (novoguinensis) is a reference to the type location.[3]

Distribution and habitat[]

This species grows in coastal area of southern Papua New Guinea, south-eastern Irian Jaya, some Torres Strait Islands and the northern part of the Cape York Peninsula.[3][4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Corymbia novoguinensis". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Corymbia novoguinensis (D.J. Carr & S.G.M. Carr) K.D. Hill & L.A.S. Johnson, Telopea 6: 257 (1995)". Eucalink. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Corymbia novoguinensis". Euclid:Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Hill, Kenneth D.; Johnson, Lawrence A.S. (13 December 1995). "Systematic studies in the eucalypts. 7. A revision of the bloodwoods, genus Corymbia (Myrtaceae)". Telopea. 6 (2–3): 257–259. doi:10.7751/telopea19953017.
  5. ^ "Eucalyptus novoguinensis". APNI. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Corymbia novoguinensis". APNI. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
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