Eucalyptus cladocalyx
Eucalyptus cladocalyx
Eucalyptus cladocalyx is a flowering plant within the myrtle family ( Myrtaceae ). It occurs on the south coast of Victoria, in the south east of South Australia and north of Perth and as an invasive plant in Western Australia; it is there called "Sugar Gum".
Description
Appearance and leaf
Eucalyptus cladocalyx grows as a tree reaching heights of growth of up to 15 meters. The bark is smooth on the whole tree, speckled gray, white or yellow. Oil glands are available in both the bark and in the marrow of the young branches.
In Eucalyptus cladocalyx is available Heterophyllie. At middle-aged specimens, the leaf blades of the seated leaves are lanceolate, curved like a sickle, entire and dull gray - green. The petioles of adult specimens are narrow flattened or channel-shaped. The on upper and lower sides in different colors shiny green leaf blades of adult specimens are lanceolate, curved like a sickle, relatively thick, tapering to Spreitenbasis back and have a pointed upper end. The raised lateral nerves can come off at an obtuse or acute angle from the midrib. The cotyledons ( cotyledons ) are wrong - kidney-shaped.
Inflorescence and flower
Page Constantly on a terete in cross section inflorescence stem stand together seven to eleven flowers in a simple inflorescence. The flower buds are cylindrical or urn -shaped and not blue green flour dusted or frosted. The sepals form a calyptra, which drops early. The smooth calyptra is hemispherical, as long as the ribbed flower cup ( hypanthium ) and wider than this. The flowers are white or off- white. The flowering period in Western Australia ranges December or January until March or April.
Fruit
The fruit is ovoid or urn -shaped. The disc is pressed, the fruit trays are included.
Occurrence
The natural range of Eucalyptus cladocalyx located in the southeast of South Australia, Adelaide reinforced, and on the south coast of Victoria.
In Western Australia Eucalyptus cladocalyx occurs in the city of Perth exclusively in the independent administrative district Subiaco. In Western Australia Eucalyptus cladocalyx is considered invasive plant and is being fought.
Eucalyptus cladocalyx grows on sandy soils over clay and on brown clay loam. Eucalyptus cladocalyx is found predominantly in layers and on gentle slopes.
System
The first description of Eucalyptus cladocalyx took place in 1853 by Ferdinand von Mueller under the title Diagoneses et desriptiones Novarum plantarum, quas in Nova Hollandia in Linneaea, Volume 25, p 388 The type material has the inscription "Ad bases montium Marble range legit cl C. Wilhelmi "on. Synonyms for Eucalyptus cladocalyx F.Muell. are Eucalyptus langii Maiden & Blakely and Eucalyptus corynocalyx F.Muell. nom. illeg ..
Natural hybrids between Eucalyptus and Eucalyptus cladocalyx peninsularis were found.