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{{Short description|Species of eucalyptus}}
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|name = Apple-topped box
|name = Apple-topped box
|image =Eucalyptus angophoroides apple top box.jpg
|image = Eucalyptus angophoroides habit.jpg
|image_caption = the base of an apple-topped box
|image_caption = ''Eucalyptus angophoroides''
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|genus = Eucalyptus
|regnum = [[Plantae]]
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|species = angophoroides
|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperm]]s
| status = LC
|unranked_classis = [[Eudicot]]s
| status_system = IUCN3.1
|unranked_ordo = [[Rosid]]s
| status_ref = <ref>{{cite iucn |author=Fensham, R. |author2=Collingwood, T. |author3=Laffineur, B. |year=2019 |title=''Eucalyptus angophoroides'' |volume=2019 |page=e.T133374736A133374738 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T133374736A133374738.en |access-date=20 September 2021}}</ref>
|ordo = [[Myrtales]]
|authority = [[Richard Thomas Baker|R.T.Baker]]<ref name="APNI" />
|familia = [[Myrtaceae]]
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|genus = ''[[Eucalyptus]]''
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|species = '''''E. angophoroides'''''
|binomial = ''Eucalyptus angophoroides''
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'''''Eucalyptus angophoroides''''', known as the '''apple-topped box''', is a common [[eucalyptus]] tree of the coastal areas of southern [[New South Wales]] and [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]].


'''''Eucalyptus angophoroides''''', commonly known as the '''apple-topped box''',<ref name="CANBR" /> '''apple box'''<ref name="RBGV" /> or '''apple gum''',<ref name="RBGS" /> is a tree [[Endemism|endemic]] to south-eastern [[Australia]]. It has rough, flaky or fibrous bark on its trunk and larger branches, lance-shaped adult leaves, white flowers and conical to hemispherical fruit.[[File:Eucalyptus angophoroides flower buds.jpg|thumb|225px|flower buds]][[File:Eucalyptus angophoroides fruit.jpg|thumb|225px|fruit]]
It is found on moist fertile soils from near [[Goulburn, New South Wales|Goulburn]] on the tablelands and [[Batemans Bay]] on the coast, then south to the [[Strzelecki Ranges]] in the [[Gippsland]] region in the far southeast.


== Description ==
==Description==
''Eucalyptus angophoroides'' grows to a height of {{convert|30|m|ft|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} with rough, flaky or fibrous bark on its trunk and larger branches and is usually mottled grey and white. The thinner branches sometimes have similar rough bark or smooth white or grey bark that is shed in short ribbons. The leaves on young plants are arranged in opposite pairs, broadly egg-shaped to heart-shaped or almost round, dull, dark green with a lighter shade on the lower side and lack a stalk. Adult leaves are arranged alternately, lance-shaped, {{convert|110-200|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|18-25|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} wide on a [[Petiole (botany)|petiole]] {{convert|15-27|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long. The two sides of the leaf are a different shade of green. The flowers are arranged in groups of seven, the groups on a slightly flattened [[Peduncle (botany)|peduncle]] {{convert|5-10|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long, the individual flowers on a [[Pedicel (botany)|pedicel]] {{convert|1-6|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long. The mature flower buds are oval, {{convert|7-9|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|3-6|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} wide, green to yellow with a conical or beaked [[Operculum (botany)|operculum]]. Flowering occurs between January and March and the fruit is a woody, hemispherical or conical [[Capsule (botany)|capsule]] {{convert|5|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|7|mm|in|sigfig=2|abbr=on}} wide on a pedicel {{convert|1-5|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long with four upward-pointing [[Valve (botany)|valves]] on the top of the fruit.<ref name="CANBR">{{cite web |title=''Eucalyptus angophoroides'' |url=https://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/entities/eucalyptus_angophoroides.htm?zoom_highlight=Eucalyptus+angophoroides |publisher=Euclid: Centre for Australian national Biodiversity Research |access-date=27 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="RBGV">{{cite web |last1=Brooker |first1=M. Ian |last2=Slee |first2=Andrew V. |title=''Eucalyptus angophoroides'' |url=https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/f1e67be4-3938-4edb-b584-33a770adec5b |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria |access-date=27 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="RBGS">{{cite web |last1=Hill |first1=Ken |title=''Eucalyptus angophoroides'' |url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Eucalyptus~angophoroides |publisher=Royal Botanic Garden Sydney |access-date=27 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="FoA">{{cite web |last1=Chippendale |first1=George McCartney |title=''Eucalyptus angophoroides'' |url=https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Eucalyptus%20angophoroides |publisher=Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra |access-date=27 February 2019}}</ref>


==Taxonomy and naming==
It grows to {{convert| 40 |metres}} with a rough flaky fibrous bark.
''Eucalyptus angophoroides'' was first formally described in 1901 by [[Richard Thomas Baker]] who published the description in ''[[Linnean Society of New South Wales|Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales]]''.<ref name=APNI>{{cite web|title=''Eucalyptus angophoroides''|url= https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/455542|publisher=APNI|access-date=27 February 2019}}</ref> The tree has the appearance of an "apple tree" (''[[Angophora]]'') and had previously been known as "apple-top box" and was accordingly given the [[Botanical nomenclature|specific epithet]] ''angophoroides''.<ref name="Baker">{{cite journal |last1=Baker |first1=Richard Thomas |title=Some new species of ''Eucalyptus'' |journal=Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales |date=1901 |volume=25 |issue=4 |pages=676–678 |doi=10.5962/bhl.part.12184 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/30484#page/746/mode/1up |access-date=27 February 2019|doi-access=free }}</ref>


==Distribution and habitat==
Leaves are narrow-lanceolate or [[lanceolate]] in shape, around {{convert| 10 |- |20 |cm}} long and {{convert| 1.5|-|2.5| cm}} wide. Adult leaves alternate on the stem, dull green in color or almost shiny on the upper side with a paler underside. Juvenile leaves are, round and grow in pairs, one on each side of the same point on the stem.
Apple-top box grows in valleys and on hillsides, often near the edge of swamps, and in open forest and wet forest, usually in fertile soils. It is found in [[New South Wales]] south from [[Towrang]] to the northern foothills of the [[Strzelecki Ranges]] south of [[Trafalgar, Victoria]].<ref name="RBGV" /><ref name="RBGS" />

The gumnuts are hemispherical or conical in shape, {{convert| 4 |-| 5|mm}} long and {{convert| 6 |-| 7| mm}} in diameter. The [[Glossary_of_plant_morphology#Disk|disc]] is flat or slightly raised. The [[valve (botany)|valve]]s are exserted (sharp wooden points emerging out of the top of the gumnut).


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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Image:Apple box bark.jpg|close up of the bark
Image:Apple box bark.jpg|close up of the bark
Image:Apple box leaf and flowerbuds.jpg|leaf and flower buds
Image:Apple box leaf and flowerbuds.jpg|leaf and flower buds
Image:Eucalyptus angophoroides apple top box.jpg|trunk
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==References==
==References==
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*{{cite web |title=''Eucalyptus angophoroides''|work= PlantNET - NSW Flora Online|url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Eucalyptus~angophoroides|accessdate=2010-03-23}}
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* A Field Guide to Eucalypts - Brooker & Kleinig volume 1, ISBN 0-909605-62-9 <small>page 194</small>


[[Category:Eucalyptus|angophoroides]]
[[Category:Eucalyptus|angophoroides]]
[[Category:Myrtales of Australia]]
[[Category:Myrtales of Australia]]
[[Category:Flora of New South Wales]]
[[Category:Flora of New South Wales]]
[[Category:Flora of Victoria (Australia)]]
[[Category:Flora of Victoria (state)]]
[[Category:Trees of Australia]]
[[Category:Trees of Australia]]
[[Category:Plants described in 1901]]

[[Category:Taxa named by Richard Thomas Baker]]

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Latest revision as of 04:18, 13 December 2023

Apple-topped box
Eucalyptus angophoroides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species:
E. angophoroides
Binomial name
Eucalyptus angophoroides

Eucalyptus angophoroides, commonly known as the apple-topped box,[3] apple box[4] or apple gum,[5] is a tree endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has rough, flaky or fibrous bark on its trunk and larger branches, lance-shaped adult leaves, white flowers and conical to hemispherical fruit.

flower buds
fruit

Description[edit]

Eucalyptus angophoroides grows to a height of 30 m (100 ft) with rough, flaky or fibrous bark on its trunk and larger branches and is usually mottled grey and white. The thinner branches sometimes have similar rough bark or smooth white or grey bark that is shed in short ribbons. The leaves on young plants are arranged in opposite pairs, broadly egg-shaped to heart-shaped or almost round, dull, dark green with a lighter shade on the lower side and lack a stalk. Adult leaves are arranged alternately, lance-shaped, 110–200 mm (4–8 in) long and 18–25 mm (0.7–1 in) wide on a petiole 15–27 mm (0.6–1 in) long. The two sides of the leaf are a different shade of green. The flowers are arranged in groups of seven, the groups on a slightly flattened peduncle 5–10 mm (0.2–0.4 in) long, the individual flowers on a pedicel 1–6 mm (0.04–0.2 in) long. The mature flower buds are oval, 7–9 mm (0.3–0.4 in) long and 3–6 mm (0.1–0.2 in) wide, green to yellow with a conical or beaked operculum. Flowering occurs between January and March and the fruit is a woody, hemispherical or conical capsule 5 mm (0.2 in) long and 7 mm (0.28 in) wide on a pedicel 1–5 mm (0.04–0.2 in) long with four upward-pointing valves on the top of the fruit.[3][4][5][6]

Taxonomy and naming[edit]

Eucalyptus angophoroides was first formally described in 1901 by Richard Thomas Baker who published the description in Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.[2] The tree has the appearance of an "apple tree" (Angophora) and had previously been known as "apple-top box" and was accordingly given the specific epithet angophoroides.[7]

Distribution and habitat[edit]

Apple-top box grows in valleys and on hillsides, often near the edge of swamps, and in open forest and wet forest, usually in fertile soils. It is found in New South Wales south from Towrang to the northern foothills of the Strzelecki Ranges south of Trafalgar, Victoria.[4][5]

Gallery[edit]

  • close up of the bark
    close up of the bark
  • leaf and flower buds
    leaf and flower buds
  • trunk
    trunk

References[edit]

  1. ^ Fensham, R.; Collingwood, T.; Laffineur, B. (2019). "Eucalyptus angophoroides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T133374736A133374738. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T133374736A133374738.en. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Eucalyptus angophoroides". APNI. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Eucalyptus angophoroides". Euclid: Centre for Australian national Biodiversity Research. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Brooker, M. Ian; Slee, Andrew V. "Eucalyptus angophoroides". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Hill, Ken. "Eucalyptus angophoroides". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  6. ^ Chippendale, George McCartney. "Eucalyptus angophoroides". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  7. ^ Baker, Richard Thomas (1901). "Some new species of Eucalyptus". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 25 (4): 676–678. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.12184. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
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