Eucalyptus orbifolia
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Eucalyptus orbifolia, commonly known as round-leaved mallee,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to inland Australia. It is a tree or mallee with rough bark, oval leaves, yellow flowers and conical fruit.
Description
Eucalyptus orbifolia is a mallee or tree that typically grows to a height of Script error: No such module "convert".. The tree produces showy cream-yellow flowers predominantly between mid-winter and late spring from July to November. It has rough minni ritchi bark on the trunk.[1] Like most mallees it has multiple stems. The bark is reddish brown in colour and which peels and curls outwards, exposing paler white-grey bark below. The grey-green, oval-shaped adult leaves are Script error: No such module "convert". in length and Script error: No such module "convert". wide. Each inflorescence is Script error: No such module "convert". in diameter.[2][3]
Taxonomy
Eucalyptus orbifolia was first formally described in 1859 by Ferdinand von Mueller in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae from specimens collected by Charles Harper.[4][5][6]
The name is sometimes misapplied to Eucalyptus websteriana described by Joseph Maiden in 1916 in the Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales.[7][8]
The specific epithet (orbifolia) is from Latin meaning "round" and "-leaved".[9]
Distribution
It is found amongst granite outcrops and on slopes and ridges[2] in the Mid West, Wheatbelt and Goldfields regions of Western Australia between Mount Magnet, Mukinbudin and Kalgoorlie where it grows in shallow gravelly red sandy or sandy-clay soils.[1] The range extends into central Australia west of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory and northern South Australia.[2]
Use in horticulture
The mallee is sold as seed or as seedlings. It will grow well in a full sun position and is drought and frost tolerant when established. Suitable as an ornamental or as a light screen, it also attracts native birds.[10] The seeds propagate easily and it can be grown in a large container.[2]
See also
References
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