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|authority = [[Lawrence Alexander Sidney Johnson|L.A.S.Johnson]] & [[Ken Hill (botanist)|K.D.Hill]]<ref name="APC">{{cite web |title=''Eucalyptus macrorhyncha'' |url=https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/118863 |website=Australian Plant Census |accessdate=23 September 2019}}</ref> |
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'''''Eucalyptus magnificata''''', commonly known as '''blue box'''<ref name="CANBR">{{cite web |title=''Eucalyptus magnificata'' |url=http://keyserver.lucidcentral.org:8080/euclid/data/02050e02-0108-490e-8900-0e0601070d00/media/Html/Eucalyptus_magnificata.htm |publisher=Euclid: Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research |accessdate=23 September 2019}}</ref> or '''northern blue box''',<ref name="OEH" />. is a species of small tree or sometimes a [[Mallee (habit)|mallee]] that is restricted to a small area of New South Wales. It has rough, fibrous or flaky bark on the trunk and larger branches, smooth bark above, broadly lance-shaped to egg-shaped leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white or pale yellow flowers and conical fruit.[[File:Eucalyptus magnificata leaves.jpg|thumb|225px|adult leaves]][[File:Eucalyptus magnificata flowers.jpg|thumb|225px|flowers]][[File:Eucalyptus magnificata fruit.jpg|thumb|225px|fruit]] |
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'''''Eucalyptus magnificata''''' is a tree native to New South Wales.<ref name="floransw">{{NSW Flora Online|genus=Eucalyptus |species=magnificata|author=K.Hill}}</ref> |
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==Description== |
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''Eucalyptus magnificata'' is a tree or a mallee that typically grows to a height of {{cvt|8-15|m}} and forms a [[lignotuber]]. It has rough, fibrous or flaky bark on the trunk and larger branches, smooth greyish bark above. Young plants and [[coppice]] regrowth have egg-shaped to more or less round leaves that are {{cvt|35-80|mm}} long and {{cvt|35-65|mm}} wide. Adult leaves are broadly lance-shaped to egg-shaped, the same shade of green on both sides, {{cvt|50-150|mm}} long and {{cvt|30-65|mm}} wide, tapering to a [[Petiole (botany)|petiole]] {{cvt|10-30|mm}} long. The flower buds are arranged in groups of seven, either in leaf axils or on the end of branchlets, sometimes on a branching [[Peduncle (botany)|peduncle]]. The peduncle is {{cvt|7-13|mm}} long and the individual buds are on [[Pedicel (botany)|pedicels]] {{cvt|1-4|mm}} long. Mature buds are oval, sometimes [[wikt:Glaucous#adjective|glaucous]], about {{cvt|5|mm}} long and {{cvt|3-5|mm}} wide with a conical to beaked [[Operculum (botany)|operculum]]. Flowering occurs in June and November and the flowers are white, pale yellow or lemon-coloured. The fruit is a woody, conical [[Capsule (botany)|capsule]] {{cvt|5-9|mm}} long wide with the valves enclosed below a thin rim.<ref name="CANBR" /><ref name="RBGS">{{cite web |last1=Hill |first1=Ken |title=''Eucalyptus magnificata'' |url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Eucalyptus~magnificata |publisher=Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney |accessdate=23 September 2019}}</ref><ref name="Telopea">{{cite journal |last1=Johnson |first1=Lawrence A.S. |last2=Hill |first2=Kenneth D. |title=''Eucalyptus magnificata'' |journal=Telopea |date=1990 |volume=4 |issue=1 |pages=72–74}}</ref> |
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==Taxonomy and naming== |
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''Eucalyptus magnificata'' was first formally described in 1990 by [[Lawrence Alexander Sidney Johnson|Lawrie Johnson]] and [[Ken Hill (botanist)|Ken Hill]] from a specimen collected by [[Richard Hind Cambage|Richard Cambage]] near [[Uralla, New South Wales|Uralla]] in 1917.<ref name="Telopea" /><ref name=APNI>{{cite web|title=''Eucalyptus magnificata''|url= https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/456331|publisher=APNI|accessdate=23 September 2019}}</ref> The [[Botanical name|specific epithet]] (''magnificata'') is a [[Latin]] word meaning "magnified", referring to the leaves, buds and fruit which are larger than in related eucalypts.<ref name="Telopea" /> |
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==Distribution and habitat== |
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Blue box grows in grassy woodland on shallow soils near [[Armidale, New South Wales|Armidale]] in New South Wales and [[Stanthorpe, Queensland|Stanthorpe]] in south-eastern Queensland.<ref name="CANBR" /><ref name="RBGS" /> |
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==Conservation status== |
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This eucalypt is classified as "endangered" under the New South Wales Government ''[[Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016]]''.<ref name="OEH">{{cite web |title=Northern blue box - profile |url=https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/threatenedSpeciesApp/profile.aspx?id=10299 |publisher=New South Wales Government Office of Environment and Heritage |accessdate=23 September 2019}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:14, 23 September 2019
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Eucalyptus |
| Species: | E. magnificata
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Eucalyptus magnificata, commonly known as blue box[2] or northern blue box,[3]. is a species of small tree or sometimes a mallee that is restricted to a small area of New South Wales. It has rough, fibrous or flaky bark on the trunk and larger branches, smooth bark above, broadly lance-shaped to egg-shaped leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white or pale yellow flowers and conical fruit.
Description
Eucalyptus magnificata is a tree or a mallee that typically grows to a height of 8–15 m (26–49 ft) and forms a lignotuber. It has rough, fibrous or flaky bark on the trunk and larger branches, smooth greyish bark above. Young plants and coppice regrowth have egg-shaped to more or less round leaves that are 35–80 mm (1.4–3.1 in) long and 35–65 mm (1.4–2.6 in) wide. Adult leaves are broadly lance-shaped to egg-shaped, the same shade of green on both sides, 50–150 mm (2.0–5.9 in) long and 30–65 mm (1.2–2.6 in) wide, tapering to a petiole 10–30 mm (0.39–1.18 in) long. The flower buds are arranged in groups of seven, either in leaf axils or on the end of branchlets, sometimes on a branching peduncle. The peduncle is 7–13 mm (0.28–0.51 in) long and the individual buds are on pedicels 1–4 mm (0.039–0.157 in) long. Mature buds are oval, sometimes glaucous, about 5 mm (0.20 in) long and 3–5 mm (0.12–0.20 in) wide with a conical to beaked operculum. Flowering occurs in June and November and the flowers are white, pale yellow or lemon-coloured. The fruit is a woody, conical capsule 5–9 mm (0.20–0.35 in) long wide with the valves enclosed below a thin rim.[2][4][5]
Taxonomy and naming
Eucalyptus magnificata was first formally described in 1990 by Lawrie Johnson and Ken Hill from a specimen collected by Richard Cambage near Uralla in 1917.[5][6] The specific epithet (magnificata) is a Latin word meaning "magnified", referring to the leaves, buds and fruit which are larger than in related eucalypts.[5]
Distribution and habitat
Blue box grows in grassy woodland on shallow soils near Armidale in New South Wales and Stanthorpe in south-eastern Queensland.[2][4]
Conservation status
This eucalypt is classified as "endangered" under the New South Wales Government Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016.[3]
References
- ^ "Eucalyptus macrorhyncha". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Eucalyptus magnificata". Euclid: Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Northern blue box - profile". New South Wales Government Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ a b Hill, Ken. "Eucalyptus magnificata". Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ a b c Johnson, Lawrence A.S.; Hill, Kenneth D. (1990). "Eucalyptus magnificata". Telopea. 4 (1): 72–74.
- ^ "Eucalyptus magnificata". APNI. Retrieved 23 September 2019.