Eucalyptus subtilis
| Narrow-leaved mallee | |
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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. subtilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Eucalyptus subtilis | |
Eucalyptus subtilis, commonly known as narrow-leaved mallee, is a mallee that is native to Western Australia.[1]
The mallee typically grows to a height of 1 to 3 metres (3 to 10 ft)[1] and forms a lignotuber. It has smooth grey to light pale orange coloured bark. The erect alternately arranged adult leaves have glossy green linear leaf blades that are 4.5 to 8 cm (1.8 to 3.1 in) in length and 0.4 to 0.7 cm (0.16 to 0.28 in) wide with a pointed apex and the base tapering toward the petiole.[2] It blooms between February and June, producing inflorescences with white flowers.[1]
The species was first formally described by the botanists Ian Brooker and [[Stephen Hopper in 1991 as part of the work A taxonomic revision of Eucalyptus wandoo, E. redunca and allied species (Eucalyptus series Levispermae Maiden - Myrtaceae) in Western Australia as published in the journal Nuytsia.[3] The specific epithet is taken from the Latin word subtilis meaning fine or delicate in reference to the leaves of the species.[2]
It is found on sandplains and rises in an area between Lake Grace and Norseman in the eastern Wheatbelt and western Goldfields region, where it grows in sandy-clay-loam soils.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Eucalyptus subtilis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b "Eucalyptus subtilis". Euclid. CSIRO. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Eucalyptus subtilis Brooker & Hopper". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 21 January 2019.