Eucalyptus pachyphylla
| Thick-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. pachyphylla
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| Binomial name | |
| Eucalyptus pachyphylla | |
Eucalyptus pachyphylla, commonly known as thick-leaved mallee[1] or the red-budded mallee,[2] is a mallee that is native to inland Australia.
Description
The mallee typically grows to a height of 1.5 to 5 metres (5 to 16 ft) and as high as 7 m (23 ft) and has a smooth textured white, grey, grey brown, grey-pink or brown bark that is sheds in loose ribbons at the base.[3] It blooms between April and July producing yellow flowers.[1] It has a moderately dense, bushy, and multi-trunked habit with a width of 2 to 5 metres (7 to 16 ft) and has dull blue-grey-green foliage.[2] The leaves have a lanceolate shape and are 9 to 16 millimetres (0.4 to 0.6 in) long. The axillary inflorescences form in clusters of three. The large deep red buds are and ribbed ending with a scarred beak with the flowers breaking out from below the bud. Later gumnuts form that are about 12 to 15 millimetres (0.5 to 0.6 in) in width, and are ribbed with protruding valves and have a thick rim and a concave disc.[3]
Taxonomy
E. pachyphylla was first fomally described by the botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1859 as part of the work Monograph of the Eucalypti of tropical Australia as published in Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Botany. The name of his species is often misapplied to Eucalyptus alatissima.[4]
Distribution
The species is often found on sand dunes and sand plains as well as rocky slopes and grows in red sandy soils. In Western Australia it is found throughout much of the Pilbara and Goldfields-Esperance regions.[1] It is also found in the Northern Territory, South Australia and Queensland.[2]
It is sold commercially and can be used as an ornamental plant informal screen or windbreak and will attract birds. Best grown in a position in full sun it can tolerate drought and moderate frosts.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Eucalyptus pachyphylla". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b c d "Eucalyptus pachyphylla Red-budded Mallee". Plant Selector. Botanic Gardens of South Australia. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Red Bud Mallee Eucalyptus pachyphylla". AusEmade Pty Ltd. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Eucalyptus pachyphylla F.Muell. (misapplied to Eucalyptus alatissima)". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 15 October 2017.