Angophora bakeri
Angophora bakeri
Angophora bakeri is a flowering plant in the myrtle family ( Myrtaceae ). It occurs on the east coast of New South Wales, where it is called "Narrow -leaved Apple " or "small -leaved Apple".
Description
Appearance and leaf
Angophora bakeri grows as a tree reaching heights of growth of up to 10 meters, or in the habit of Mallee Eucalyptus, this is a habit that is more shrub-like than tree-like, there are usually multiple strains available that form a Lignotuber. The bark remains on the entire tree is gray or pale brown and short-fibred.
In Angophora bakeri is available Heterophyllie. The simple leaves are always arranged alternately along the branches. The seated leaves are lanceolate in young specimens with a length of up to 7.5 cm and a width of about 1.3 cm; They have stiff, simple hairs and bristly glandular hairs ( trichomes ). At middle-aged specimens the leaves are straight, entire and dull green. The leaves of adult specimens are divided into petiole and leaf blade. Your petiole is 3-8 mm long. Their simple, bare leaf blade is at a length of 6 to 10 cm and a width of 0.5 to 1 cm lanceolate with pointed Spreitengrund and pointed top. The leaf top and bottom is colored differently. The lateral veins are closely spaced at an obtuse angle to the midrib. The cotyledons ( cotyledons ) are nearly circular.
Inflorescence and flower
Terminally on a 7 to 18 mm long, bare or sparsely hairy stiff inflorescence stem are several partial inflorescences in total composite inflorescences. The bald or sparse stiff hairy flower stalk is 4-11 mm long. Flower bud having a length of 4 to 5 mm and a diameter of 4 to 6 mm. The hermaphrodite flowers are creamy white. The flower cup ( hypanthium ) is ribbed smooth or weak. The four sepals are reduced to four calyx teeth on the flower cups. The four petals have a width and length of about 3 mm.
Fruit and seeds
The stalked fruit is ovoid or cylindrical, with a length and a diameter of 8 to 10 mm and usually it tapers towards the tip. The disc is flat and covered by the edge of the flower cup or even depressed. The kneecap shaped seeds are regular and flattened, smooth and semi-gloss red.
Occurrence
The main distribution area of Angophora bakeri is located to Sydney in eastern New South Wales, as well as in the far northeast of the state. The species is widely distributed and locally scattered frequently.
Angophora bakeri grows mainly on sandy soils over sandstone.
System
The first description of Angophora bakeri was made in 1913 by Carlotta Case Hall in Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, Volume 47, p 101 The type material has the caption "Coastal district of New South Wales on Hawkesbury Sandstone around Sydney and Usually associated with Eucalyptus corymbosa haemastoma and "on. The specific epithet honors the bakeri Australian botanist Richard Thomas Baker ( 1854-1941 ).
Synonyms for Angophora bakeri Angophora lanceolata var angustifolia CCHall are A.Grey, Angophora bakeri CCHall subsp. bakeri and Eucalyptus angustata Brooker.
According to " Australian Plant Name Index" 2006, there is of Angophora bakeri two subspecies, according to " World Checklist of Selected Plant Families" 2008, however, these are not widely accepted:
- Angophora bakeri subsp. crassifolia GJLeach, Syn: Angophora crassifolia ( GJLeach ) LASJohnson & KDHill, Eucalyptus crassifolia ( GJLeach ) Brooker.
- Angophora bakeri subsp. paludosa GJLeach, Syn: Angophora paludosa ( GJLeach ) KRThiele & Chocoholics, syn. Eucalyptus palustris Brooker, Angophora bakeri CCHall subsp. bakeri.