Eucalyptus conferruminata [ID CHECK - possibly Eucalyptus lehmannii

Eucalyptus conferruminata D.J.Carr & S.G.M.Carr, Austral. J. Bot. 28: 535 (1980).

Family: Myrtaceae, Subfamily: Myrtoideae, Tribe: Eucalypteae, Genus: Eucalyptus, Subgenus: Symphyomyrtus, Section: Bisectae

Common Name: Bald Island Marlock

Distribution: South-western Australia, specimen located in Kingston, Hobart.

General Information: Tree or shrub to 8 metres. No lignotuber.

Bark: Smooth, grey/cream/white

Leaves: Elliptical, ovate, oblong, reticulation moderate, oil glands intersectional, side veins acute.

Inflorescences: Auxillary, unbranched, broad, flattened peduncles, buds 15-21 or more per umbel, joined at hypanthium (syncarpous), scar present, horn-shaped operculum 4–6 times as long as the fused bud area.

Fruit: Woody, blackish-grey,fused hypanthiums, peduncle broad & flattened, downturned.

Source:

Centre for Plant and Biodiversity Research, 2006, EUCLID - Eucalypts of Australia, CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood.

USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database], National Germplasm Resources Laboratory,Beltsville, Maryland, URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov

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