Eucalyptus salmonophloia

Eucalyptus salmonophloia

Eucalyptus salmonophloia is a flowering plant within the myrtle family ( Myrtaceae ). It occurs in the southwest and south of Western Australia, where it is called " Salmon Gum".

Description

Appearance and leaf

Eucalyptus salmonophloia reached a tree, the growth heights of 4-30 meters. The branches are striving upward and outward to form an umbrella-like crown. The bark is smooth on the whole tree and gray, gray - brown, brown, salmon pink or orange. Oil glands there is neither in the marrow of the young branches still in the bark.

In Eucalyptus salmonophloia is available Heterophyllie. The leaves are always divided into petiole and leaf blade. At middle-aged specimens, the leaf blade is broad - lanceolate to ovate, straight, entire, dull and gray-green. The petiole of adult specimens is square. The on top and bottom of the same color glossy green leaf blade of adult specimens is lanceolate or narrow - lanceolate, relatively thin, curved like a sickle, tapering to Spreitenbasis back and its upper end may be pointed or tapered. The barely visible lateral nerves go off at an acute angle from the midrib. The cotyledons ( cotyledons ) are in two parts.

Inflorescence, flower and fruit

Constantly on a page with a diameter of up to 3 mm in cross section terete, narrowly flattened or angular inflorescence stem stand together flowers in a simple inflorescence about seven, eleven or more. The flower bud is ovoid or spherical and not blue green flour dusted or frosted The sepals form a calyptra, which drops early. The smooth calyptra is hemispherical or conical, two to three times as long as the smooth flower cup ( hypanthium ) and as wide as this one. The flower is white or off- white Flowering Time in Western Australia extends from August to December.

The fruit is hemispherical, the discus is pressed and the fruit of subjects stand out.

Occurrence

Eucalyptus salmonophloia comes in the southwest and south of Western Australiavor. Eucalyptus salmonophloia enters the autonomous administrative districts Beverley, Brookton, Bruce Rock Coolgardie Coorow, Corrigin, Cuballing, Cunderdin, Dalwallinu, Dowerin, Dumbleyung, Dundas, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Goomalling, Kalgoorlie, Kellerberrin, Kent, Kondinin, Koorda, Kulin, Lake Grace, Laverton, Menzies, Moora, Morawa, Mt Marshall, Mukinbudin, Narembeen, Narrogin, Northam, Nungarin, Perenjori, Pingelly, Quairading, Ravensthorpe, Tammin, Toodyay, Trayning, Victoria Plains, Wagin, Wandering, Westonia, Wickepin, Williams, Wongan - Ballidu, Wyalkatchem, Yalgoo, Yilgarn and York in the regions Goldfields - Esperance, Great Southern, Mid West and Wheatbelt.

Eucalyptus salmonophloia grows on red clay loam or clay soils and on red sand, often with gravel, in plains and on low hills.

Taxonomy

The first description of Eucalyptus salmonophloia took place in 1878 by Ferdinand von Mueller in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae, Volume 11 (88 ), p 11 The type material has the inscription " In silvis ad flumen cygnorum ejus versus ostium, FM; abhine usque in viciniam oasis Victoria Spring occurens passim; E. Giles "on.

Use

Eucalyptus salononphloia thrives in USDA Climate Zone 9 This fast-growing species tolerates drought and light frost and thrives on poor soils, even on slightly saline sites. Therefore, Eucalyptus is salononphloia for reforestation and for areas where the soil must be stabilized.

The wood of Eucalyptus salononphloia is particularly resistant and is used as a railroad tie, pit wood or good fire wood.