| Dicotyledon | Literature for Eucalyptus robusta
Wagner et al., 1990, 1999. |
| Myrtaceae -- The Myrtle Family | Bibliography |
| Eucalyptus robusta | |
Common name(s): `eukalikia, gum tree, nuholani, palepiwa, swamp mahogany |
| General Information | ||
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| Distribution | Native to coastal areas of southeastern Queensland to southern coast of New South Wales, Australia.In the Hawaiian Islands, naturalized on Kaua`i, O`ahu, Moloka`i, Lana`i, Maui, Hawai`i. | |
| Habit |
Trees 20-30 m tall, bark reddish brown, rough, soft, spongy throughout. |
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| Leaves |
Adult leaves alternate, blades discolorous, broadly lanceolate, 10-16 cm long, 2.7-4.5 cm wide, apex acuminate, petioles 20-35 mm long. |
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| Flowers |
Flowers 9-15 in axillary, simple umbels, peduncles broadly flattened, 13-30 mm long, pedicels 1-9 mm long; buds rostrate or fusiform, 16-19 mm long, 6-8 mm wide; operculum conical, rostrate. |
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| Fruit |
Fruit cylindrical, 10-18 mm long, 6-11
mm wide, valves 3-4, included and coherent across orifice. |
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