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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.
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.


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


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Apple-topped box
the base of an apple-topped box
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E. angophoroides
Binomial name
Eucalyptus angophoroides

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.

It is found on moist fertile soils from near 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

It grows to 40 metres (130 ft) with a rough flaky fibrous bark.

Leaves are narrow-lanceolate or lanceolate in shape, around 10–20 centimetres (3.9–7.9 in) long and 1.5–2.5 centimetres (0.59–0.98 in) 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, 4–5 millimetres (0.16–0.20 in) long and 6–7 millimetres (0.24–0.28 in) in diameter. The disc is flat or slightly raised. The valves are exserted (sharp wooden points emerging out of the top of the gumnut).

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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