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'''''Eucalyptus tholiformis''''' is a species of tree that is [[Endemism|endemic]] to a small area in Queensland. It has rough, deeply furrowed [[iron bark]] on the trunk and larger branches, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and cup-shaped to funnel-shaped fruit.
'''''Eucalyptus tholiformis''''' is a [[eucalypt]] that is native to [[Queensland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wetlandinfo.ehp.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/species/?eucalyptus-tholiformis|title=Eucalyptus tholiformis|accessdate=15 November 2016|work=WetlandInfo|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref>

==Description==
''Eucalyptus tholiformis'' is a tree that typically grows to a height of {{cvt|15|m}} and forms a [[lignotuber]]. It has thick, furrowed dark grey to black bark on the trunk and larger branches, sometimes smooth white bark on the thinner branches. Young plants and [[coppice]] regrowth have dull bluish grey leaves that are {{cvt|40-70|mm}} long and {{cvt|22-40|mm}} wide. Adult leaves are the same shade of dull bluish green on both sides, lance-shaped, {{cvt|75-140|mm}} long and {{cvt|12-30|mm}} wide, tapering to a [[Petiole (botany)|petiole]] {{cvt|12-20|mm}} long. The flower buds are mostly arranged on the ends of branchlets in groups of seven on a branching [[Peduncle (botany)|peduncle]] {{cvt|5-15|mm}} long, the individual buds [[Sessility (botany)|sessile]] or on [[Pedicel (botany)|pedicels]] up to {{cvt|5|mm}} long. Mature buds are oval to cylindrical, {{cvt|5-8|mm}} long and {{cvt|2-5|mm}} wide with a rounded [[Operculum (botany)|operculum]]. Flowering occurs between May and October and the flowers are white. The fruit is a sessile, woody, cup-shaped to funnel-shaped [[Capsule (botany)|capsule]] {{cvt|5-7|mm}} long and {{cvt|4-7|mm}} wide with the valves protruding above the rim.<ref name="CANBR">{{cite web |title=''Eucalyptus tholiformis'' |url=https://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/entities/eucalyptus_tholiformis.htm |publisher=Euclid: Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research |access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="Bean">{{cite journal |last1=Bean |first1=Anthony R. |last2=Brooker |first2=M. Ian H. |title=Four new species of ironbark (''Eucalyptus'' L. Hérit) from southern Queensland |journal=Austrobaileya |date=1994 |volume=4 |issue=2 |pages=188–189 |jstor=41738851 }}</ref>

==Taxonomy and naming==
''Eucalyptus tholiformis'' was first formally described in 1994 by [[Anthony Bean]] and [[Ian Brooker]] in the journal ''[[Austrobaileya]]'' from specimens collected by Bean in the Salvator Rosa section of [[Carnarvon National Park]] in 1986.<ref name="Bean" /><ref name=APNI>{{cite web|title=''Eucalyptus tholiformis''|url= https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/456443 |publisher=APNI|access-date=9 January 2020}}</ref> The [[Botanical name|specific epithet]] (''tholiformis'') is a [[Latin]] word meaning "dome-shaped", referring to the shape of the disc around the fruit.<ref name="Bean" />

==Distribution and habitat==
This tree grows on shallow soil on sandstone hills in Carnarvon National Park from west of [[Alpha, Queensland|Alpha]] to east of [[Tambo, Queensland|Tambo]] in Queensland.<ref name="CANBR" /><ref name="Bean" />

==Conservation status==
This eucalypt is classified as "least concern" under the Queensland Government ''[[Nature Conservation Act 1992]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/species/?eucalyptus-tholiformis|title=''Eucalyptus tholiformis''|access-date=15 November 2016|work=WetlandInfo|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref>

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

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

Eucalyptus tholiformis is a species of tree that is endemic to a small area in Queensland. It has rough, deeply furrowed iron bark on the trunk and larger branches, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and cup-shaped to funnel-shaped fruit.

Description[edit]

Eucalyptus tholiformis is a tree that typically grows to a height of 15 m (49 ft) and forms a lignotuber. It has thick, furrowed dark grey to black bark on the trunk and larger branches, sometimes smooth white bark on the thinner branches. Young plants and coppice regrowth have dull bluish grey leaves that are 40–70 mm (1.6–2.8 in) long and 22–40 mm (0.87–1.57 in) wide. Adult leaves are the same shade of dull bluish green on both sides, lance-shaped, 75–140 mm (3.0–5.5 in) long and 12–30 mm (0.47–1.18 in) wide, tapering to a petiole 12–20 mm (0.47–0.79 in) long. The flower buds are mostly arranged on the ends of branchlets in groups of seven on a branching peduncle 5–15 mm (0.20–0.59 in) long, the individual buds sessile or on pedicels up to 5 mm (0.20 in) long. Mature buds are oval to cylindrical, 5–8 mm (0.20–0.31 in) long and 2–5 mm (0.079–0.197 in) wide with a rounded operculum. Flowering occurs between May and October and the flowers are white. The fruit is a sessile, woody, cup-shaped to funnel-shaped capsule 5–7 mm (0.20–0.28 in) long and 4–7 mm (0.16–0.28 in) wide with the valves protruding above the rim.[2][3]

Taxonomy and naming[edit]

Eucalyptus tholiformis was first formally described in 1994 by Anthony Bean and Ian Brooker in the journal Austrobaileya from specimens collected by Bean in the Salvator Rosa section of Carnarvon National Park in 1986.[3][4] The specific epithet (tholiformis) is a Latin word meaning "dome-shaped", referring to the shape of the disc around the fruit.[3]

Distribution and habitat[edit]

This tree grows on shallow soil on sandstone hills in Carnarvon National Park from west of Alpha to east of Tambo in Queensland.[2][3]

Conservation status[edit]

This eucalypt is classified as "least concern" under the Queensland Government Nature Conservation Act 1992.[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Eucalyptus tholiformis". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Eucalyptus tholiformis". Euclid: Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d Bean, Anthony R.; Brooker, M. Ian H. (1994). "Four new species of ironbark (Eucalyptus L. Hérit) from southern Queensland". Austrobaileya. 4 (2): 188–189. JSTOR 41738851.
  4. ^ "Eucalyptus tholiformis". APNI. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Eucalyptus tholiformis". WetlandInfo. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 November 2016.