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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]]. |
'''''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]]. |
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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 far |
It is found on moist fertile soils from near [[Goulburn, New South Wales|Goulburn]] on the tablelands of [[Australia]] and [[Batemans Bay]] on the coast, then south to the [[Strzelecki Ranges]] in the [[Gippsland]] region in the far southeast. |
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== Description == |
== Description == |
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Revision as of 13:34, 9 December 2015
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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.
It is found on moist fertile soils from near Goulburn on the tablelands of Australia and Batemans Bay on the coast, then south to the Strzelecki Ranges in the Gippsland region in the far southeast.
Description
It grows to 40 metres with a rough flaky fibrous bark.
Leaves are narrow-lanceolate or lanceolate in shape, around 10 to 20 cm long, 1.5 to 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.
The gumnuts are hemispherical or conical in shape, 4 to 5 mm long and 6 to 7 mm in diameter. The disc is flat or slightly raised. The valves are exerted, (sharp wooden points emerging out of the top of the gumnut).
Gallery
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close up of the bark -
leaf and flower buds
References
- "Eucalyptus angophoroides". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- A Field Guide to Eucalypts - Brooker & Kleinig volume 1, ISBN 0-909605-62-9 page 194
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