Xanthostemon eucalyptoides

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Xanthostemon eucalyptoides
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Xanthostemon
Species:
X. eucalyptoides
Binomial name
Xanthostemon eucalyptoides
F.Muell.

Xanthostemon eucalyptoides is a tree species in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to Australia.[1]

The tree typically grows to a height of 8 to 25 metres (26 to 82 ft). It blooms between June and July producing cream coloured flowers.[1] The stem has a cream or pale brown colour with brittle stripes usually visible in the outer blaze.[2] The stem is covered in flaky grey bark.[3] The evergreen leaf blades are amplexicaul with a length of 5 to 12 centimetres (2.0 to 4.7 in) and a width of 3 to 7 centimetres (1.18 to 2.76 in) and having curving lateral veins.[2] The leaves are discolorous with an elliptic shape with a base that is obtuse to cordate and an apex that is obtuse or emarginate. The inflorescence is cymose, often several in the upper axils forming a terminal cluster of five to thirty flowers that are up to 40 millimetres (1.57 in) long.[3] The fruits have a globular shape with a diameter of about 5 to 6 millimetres (0.20 to 0.24 in) with a calyx persistent at the base.[2]

The tree has a typical lifespan of over 20 years forming seeds after 10 years. It has a lignotuber and will resprout basally following fire.[4]

It is found in along watercourses in the east Kimberley region of Western Australia between the Prince Regent National Park and Wyndham where it grows in rocky sandstone-based soils.[1] The plants range extends into the Northern Territory,[2] from the Western Australian border as far east as the Arnhem Land plateau and south to about Pine Creek.[3]

The species was first formally described by the botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1859 as part of the work Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. Other synonyms include Metrosideros eucalyptoides, and Nania eucalyptodes.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Xanthostemon eucalyptoides". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  2. ^ a b c d F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Xanthostemon eucalyptoides". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Xanthostemon eucalyptoides F.Muell". NTFlora. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Fire responses of Xanthostemon eucalyptoides". Northern Land Manager. May 2004. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Xanthostemon eucalyptoides F.Muell". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
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