Eucalyptus ovata var. ovata

Eucalyptus ovata Labill.

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

Common Name: Swamp gum, Black gum

Distribution: New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia

General Information:

Bark: Smooth barked, with flaky basal bark towards base of tree.

Leaves: Lanceolate to ovate, no visible oil glands in the leaves, dense reticulation.

Inflorescences: Auxillary, unbranched, 7 buds per umbel, diamond-shaped, scar present.

Fruit: Funnell-shaped, valves 3 or 4. Flowers white from March until November. Specimen located at Kingston, flowering winter.

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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