Eucalyptus elegans
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| Eucalyptus elegans | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Eucalyptus |
| Species: | E. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucalyptus elegans | |
Eucalyptus elegans is a species of tree that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has rough bark throughout, linear to narrow lance-shaped or curved adult leaves, flower buds arranged in groups of between three and seven, white flowers and cup-shaped fruit.
Eucalyptus elegans is a tree that typically grows to a height of 8–28 m (26–92 ft) and forms a lignotuber. It has rough bark on the trunk and branches. Young plants and coppice regrowth have some leaves arranged in opposite pairs, narrow lance-shaped, 55–61 mm (2.2–2.4 in) long, 8–11 mm (0.31–0.43 in) wide and darker green on one side. Adult leaves are arranged alternately, linear to narrow lance-shaped or curved, 75–165 mm (3.0–6.5 in) long and 7–11 mm (0.28–0.43 in) wide on a petiole 9–14 mm (0.35–0.55 in) long. The flower buds are arranged in groups of between three and seven on the ends of branchlets on a branched peduncle 2.5–7 mm (0.098–0.276 in) long, the individual buds on a pedicel 2–3.5 mm (0.079–0.138 in) long. Mature buds are oval, 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) long and 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) wide with a conical to rounded operculum with a small point on the top. Flowering occurs from June to December and the flowers are white. The fruit is a woody, cup-shaped capsule 2–4 mm (0.079–0.157 in) long and 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) wide with the valves level with the rim or slightly above it.[2]