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'''''Eucalyptus houseana''''', commonly known as '''Kimberley white gum''',<ref name="CANBR" /> or is a species of medium-sized tree that is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the [[Kimberley (Western Australia)|Kimberley]] region of Western Australia. It has smooth bark, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and conical to hemispherical fruit.
'''''Eucalyptus houseana''''' is a [[Eucalyptus|mallee]] that is native to northern [[Western Australia]] and the [[Northern Territory]].<ref name=FloraBase>{{FloraBase|name=''Eucalyptus houseana''|id=5674}}</ref>

==Description==
''Eucalyptus houseana'' is a tree that typically grows to a height of {{cvt|8-20|m}} and forms a [[lignotuber]]. It has smooth bark, pale pink at first, white to grey and powdery later. Young plants and [[coppice]] regrowth have stems that are more or less square in cross section and [[Sessility (botany)|sessile]] leaves arranged in opposite pairs. The juvenile leaves are egg-shaped, {{cvt|80-130|mm}} long and {{cvt|50-90|mm}} wide. Adult leaves are arranged alternately, the same dull green on both sides, lance-shaped, {{cvt|90-190|mm}} long and {{cvt|20-36|mm}} wide and have a [[Petiole (botany)|petiole]]. The flower buds are arranged in leaf [[wikt:axil|axil]]s in groups of seven on an unbranched [[Peduncle (botany)|peduncle]] {{cvt|2-5|mm}} long, the individual buds sessile or on a very short [[Pedicel (botany)|pedicel]]. Mature buds are oval to more or less spherical, {{cvt|4-6|mm}} long and {{cvt|3-5|mm}} wide with a rounded [[Operculum (botany)|operculum]]. Flowering occurs between July and November and the flowers are white. The fruit is a woody, conical to hemispherical [[Capsule (botany)|capsule]] {{cvt|2-5|mm}} long and {{cvt|3-5|mm}} wide with the valves near rim level.<ref name=FloraBase>{{FloraBase|name=''Eucalyptus houseana''|id=5674}}</ref><ref name="CANBR">{{cite web |title=''Eucalyptus houseana'' |url=https://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/entities/eucalyptus_houseana.htm |publisher=Euclid: Centre for Australian National biodiversity Research |access-date=1 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="ABRS">{{cite web |last1=Chippendale |first1=George M. |title=''Eucalyptus houseana'' |url=https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Eucalyptus%20houseana |publisher=Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra |access-date=27 July 2019}}</ref>

==Taxonomy and naming==
The name ''Eucalyptus houseana'' first appeared in the ''[[Western Mail (Western Australia)|Western Mail]]'' newspaper on 2 June 1906. The article was written by [[William Vincent Fitzgerald]] who noted that it "is among the tallest of the tropical species, it occasionally reaching a height of 80ft", giving a short note on its distribution and mentioning "Dr. F. M. House".<ref name="Mail">{{cite news |title=Some species of West Kimberley Plants - Botanical References |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/3343454 |issue=2 June 1906 |publisher=The Western Mail}}</ref> The first formal description of the species was published in 1916 by was by [[Joseph Maiden]], giving credit for the name to Fitzgerald. The description was published in ''[[Royal Society of New South Wales|Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales]]''.<ref name=APNI>{{cite web|title=''Eucalyptus houseana''|url= https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/455602|publisher=APNI|access-date=27 July 2019}}</ref>
The specific epithet honours the doctor and explorer [[Frederick Maurice House]].<ref name="Maiden">{{cite journal |last1=Maiden |first1=Joseph |title=Notes on ''Eucalyptus'', (with descriptions of new species) |journal=Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales |date=1916 |volume=49 |issue=3 |pages=318–322 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/130155#page/466/mode/1up |access-date=27 July 2019}}</ref><ref name="ANGB">{{cite web |title=House, Frederick Maurice - biography |url=https://www.anbg.gov.au/biography/house-frederick-maurice.html |website=www.anbg.gov.au |publisher=Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria Australian National Herbarium |access-date=21 October 2018 |language=en |quote=Source: Extracted from: Hall, N. (1978) ''Botanists of the eucalypts.'' Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Melbourne}}</ref>

==Distribution and habitat==
Kimberley white gum is found along swampy river flats in forest and woodland throughout the western Kimberley region where it grows in sandy [[alluvium]].<ref name="FloraBase" /><ref name="ABRS" />


==See also==
==See also==
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*[[List of Eucalyptus species|List of ''Eucalyptus'' species]]
*[[List of Eucalyptus species|List of ''Eucalyptus'' species]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Rosids of Western Australia]]
[[Category:Eucalypts of Western Australia]]
[[Category:Trees of Australia]]
[[Category:Trees of Australia]]
[[Category:Eucalyptus|houseana]]
[[Category:Eucalyptus|houseana]]
[[Category:Myrtales of Australia]]
[[Category:Myrtales of Australia]]
[[Category:Plants described in 1916]]
[[Category:Taxa named by William Vincent Fitzgerald]]

Latest revision as of 11:04, 7 March 2021

Kimberley white gum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species:
E. houseana
Binomial name
Eucalyptus houseana

Eucalyptus houseana, commonly known as Kimberley white gum,[2] or is a species of medium-sized tree that is endemic to the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It has smooth bark, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and conical to hemispherical fruit.

Description[edit]

Eucalyptus houseana is a tree that typically grows to a height of 8–20 m (26–66 ft) and forms a lignotuber. It has smooth bark, pale pink at first, white to grey and powdery later. Young plants and coppice regrowth have stems that are more or less square in cross section and sessile leaves arranged in opposite pairs. The juvenile leaves are egg-shaped, 80–130 mm (3.1–5.1 in) long and 50–90 mm (2.0–3.5 in) wide. Adult leaves are arranged alternately, the same dull green on both sides, lance-shaped, 90–190 mm (3.5–7.5 in) long and 20–36 mm (0.79–1.42 in) wide and have a petiole. The flower buds are arranged in leaf axils in groups of seven on an unbranched peduncle 2–5 mm (0.079–0.197 in) long, the individual buds sessile or on a very short pedicel. Mature buds are oval to more or less spherical, 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) long and 3–5 mm (0.12–0.20 in) wide with a rounded operculum. Flowering occurs between July and November and the flowers are white. The fruit is a woody, conical to hemispherical capsule 2–5 mm (0.079–0.197 in) long and 3–5 mm (0.12–0.20 in) wide with the valves near rim level.[3][2][4]

Taxonomy and naming[edit]

The name Eucalyptus houseana first appeared in the Western Mail newspaper on 2 June 1906. The article was written by William Vincent Fitzgerald who noted that it "is among the tallest of the tropical species, it occasionally reaching a height of 80ft", giving a short note on its distribution and mentioning "Dr. F. M. House".[5] The first formal description of the species was published in 1916 by was by Joseph Maiden, giving credit for the name to Fitzgerald. The description was published in Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales.[6] The specific epithet honours the doctor and explorer Frederick Maurice House.[7][8]

Distribution and habitat[edit]

Kimberley white gum is found along swampy river flats in forest and woodland throughout the western Kimberley region where it grows in sandy alluvium.[3][4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Eucalyptus houseana". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Eucalyptus houseana". Euclid: Centre for Australian National biodiversity Research. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Eucalyptus houseana". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  4. ^ a b Chippendale, George M. "Eucalyptus houseana". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Some species of West Kimberley Plants - Botanical References". No. 2 June 1906. The Western Mail.
  6. ^ "Eucalyptus houseana". APNI. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  7. ^ Maiden, Joseph (1916). "Notes on Eucalyptus, (with descriptions of new species)". Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales. 49 (3): 318–322. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  8. ^ "House, Frederick Maurice - biography". www.anbg.gov.au. Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria Australian National Herbarium. Retrieved 21 October 2018. Source: Extracted from: Hall, N. (1978) Botanists of the eucalypts. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Melbourne
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