Eucalyptus salubris

Eucalyptus salubris

Eucalyptus salubris is a flowering plant within the myrtle family ( Myrtaceae ). It occurs in the south and south-west of Western Australia, where it is " Gimlet ", " Gimlet Gum", "Silver -topped Gimlet " or " Fluted Gum Tree" called.

Description

Appearance and leaf

Eucalyptus salubris grows as a tree 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, and reaches heights of growth of rarely only 2 to, usually 4 to 15, sometimes up to 24 meters. Single trunks of trees and trunks of mallee eucalypts are often grooved rough. The bark is smooth on the whole tree and copper-colored or reddish brown. Oil glands are in the marrow of the young branches, but not in the bark.

In Eucalyptus salubris is available Heterophyllie. The leaves are always divided into petiole and leaf blade. At middle-aged specimens, the leaf blade is elliptic to ovate, straight, entire, dull and gray-green. The on top and bottom uniformly bright green leaf blades of adult specimens are narrow - lanceolate, relatively thin, straight, taper towards the Spreitenbasis and have a pointed upper end. 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 width of up to 3 mm in cross section, narrow flattened or angular inflorescence stem are about siebenblütige part inflorescences in total composite inflorescences.

The flower buds are ovate and not blue green flour dusted or frosted. The sepals form a calyptra, which drops early. The smooth calyptra conical, three times as long as the smooth flower cup ( hypanthium ) and as wide as this one. The flowers are creamy-white or white. The flowering period extends into Western Australia from September to October and from December or January through March.

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

Occurrence

Eucalyptus salubris comes in the south and south-west of Western Australia, mainly in the interior, before. Eucalyptus cornuta occurs within the autonomous districts Beverley, Bruce skirt, Chapman Valley, Coolgardie, Dalwallinu, Dowerin, Dundas, Esperance, Goomalling, Kalgoorlie, Kellerberrin, Kent, Kondinin, Koorda, Kulin, Lake Grace, Laverton, Leonora, Menzies, Merredin, Morawa, Mt Marshall, Mukinbudin, Narembeen, Nungarin, Perenjori, Quairading, Ravensthorpe, Swan, Tammin, Three Springs, Trayning, Westonia, Wyalkatchem, Yalgoo and Yilgarn in the regions Goldfields - Esperance, Great Southern, Mid West, Perth and Wheatbelt on.

Eucalyptus salubris thrives on red clay loam or clay soils, on yellow or red sandy soils or laterite in rolling plains and slopes.

System

The first description of Eucalyptus salubris in 1876 by ​​Ferdinand von Mueller in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae, Volume 10 (83 ), p 54 The type material has the inscription " Victoria Inner Spring et Ularing; Young " on. A synonym for Eucalyptus salubris F.Muell. Eucalyptus is salubris F.Muell. var salubris.

There are Intergradationen between Eucalyptus and Eucalyptus salubris Ravida and natural hybrids of Eucalyptus Eucalyptus salubris with tortilis.

Genus Species Local government areas of Western Australia Shire of Beverley Shire of Bruce Rock Shire of Chapman Valley Shire of Coolgardie Shire of Dalwallinu Shire of Dowerin Shire of Dundas Shire of Esperance Shire of Goomalling Shire of Kellerberrin Shire of Kent Shire of Kondinin Shire of Koorda Shire of Kulin Shire of Lake Grace Shire of Laverton Shire of Leonora Shire of Menzies Shire of Merredin Shire of Morawa Shire of Mount Marshall Shire of Mukinbudin Shire of Narembeen Shire of Nungarin Shire of Perenjori Shire of Quairading Shire of Ravensthorpe Goldfields-Esperance Great Southern (Western Australia) Mid West (Western Australia)
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