Eucalyptus stricklandii
| Strickland's gum | |
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| Mature tree with man standing at right | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Eucalyptus |
| Species: | E. stricklandii
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| Binomial name | |
| Eucalyptus stricklandii | |
Eucalyptus stricklandii, commonly known as Strickland's gum, is a tree that is native to Western Australia.[1]
A tree of 20 to 30 feet, with a light brown bark covered with grey flakes which peel off. The branches are very widely spreading or even drooping. The young branches are covered with a white powder, and the leaves are large, thick, and of a blue-green colour, usually above six inches long. The flowers are very handsome, being of a bright yellow, and one and a-half inches across. The buds are blunt, nearly half an inch long, and the fruits are distinctly bell-shaped, half an inch long, and as broad, clustered at the end of a broad flat stalk. The tree occurs to the south of Coolgardie and near Norseman, and is found on gravelly hills. — Charles Lane-Poole, Primer of Forestry. 1922[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Eucalyptus stricklandii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ Lane-Poole, C. E. (1922). A primer of forestry, with illustrations of the principal forest trees of Western Australia. Perth: F.W. Simpson, government printer,. p. 44.
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