Eucalyptus pyriformis
| Pear-fruited mallee, Dowerin Rose | |
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| Eucalyptus pyriformis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Eucalyptus |
| Species: | E. pyriformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Eucalyptus pyriformis | |
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| E. pyriformis, field distribution | |
Eucalyptus pyriformis, commonly known as pear-fruited mallee or Dowerin Rose, is a mallee that is endemic to Western Australia.
The plant is a small, straggly mallee typically grows to a height of 1.5 to 5 metres (5 to 16 ft)[1] and to a width of around 3 metres (10 ft).[2] The trunk can be multi-stemmed forming from a lignotuber but in cultivation it is more likely to be single stemmed. It has smooth, grey or salmon-pink coloured bark often sheeding in ribbons at the base. Juvenile leaves are stalked, alternate, ovate, to 9 x 5 cm. Adult leaves are stalked, broad-lanceolate to 9.5 x 3.2 cm, concolorous dull, grey to grey-green with a firm texture.[3] It blooms in mid winter to mid-spring between May and October producing inflorescences that have red, yellow or creamy white flowers.[1] The inflorescence can be up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in) in diameter across. They are usually clustered in twos or threes and provide abundant nectar and pollen as a food source for wildlife.[2] Fruit hangs on long stalks, is ribbed and funnel shaped to 4 x 5.5 cm.[3]
The distribution is limited to the western part of the northern Western Australian wheatbelt, from north-west of Geraldton, south to Dowerin, usually on white sandplains and hillslopes.
E. pyriformis is distinctive for its large, pendulous buds and spectacular coloured flowers.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Eucalyptus pyriformis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b "Pear–fruited Mallee Eucalyptus pyriformis" (PDF). Native Plants Notes. Kings Park & Botanic Garden. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ a b c Brooker, I. & Kleinig, D., Eucalyptus, An illustrated guide to identification, Reed Books, Melbourne, 1996
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