Eucalyptus cadens

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Tumble-down swamp gum
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Eucalyptus cadens in the Warby Range
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species:
E. cadens
Binomial name
Eucalyptus cadens

Eucalyptus cadens, commonly known as the tumble-down swamp gum [3] or Warby Range swamp-gum [4] is a small to medium-sized tree that is endemic to a small area in north-eastern Victoria, Australia. It has rough, compacted bark on the trunk and larger branches, smooth bark above, narrow elliptic to lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and conical fruit.

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Description

Eucalyptus cadens is a spreading tree that grows to a height of 25 metres (82 ft) with a characteristic leaning habit, and forms a lignotuber. The bark on the lower 1–6 metres (3 ft 3 in – 19 ft 8 in) of the trunk is rough, compacted and greyish brown to black. The higher parts of the trunk and branches have some greyish green bark, often with a few ribbons of shed bark. Young plants and coppice regrowth have elliptic to oblong leaves, 17–57 mm (0.67–2.2 in) long, 5–35 mm (0.20–1.4 in) wide and have a petiole. Adult leaves are narrow elliptic to lance-shaped or curved, the same colour on both sides, 50–130 mm (2.0–5.1 in) long and 9–20 mm (0.4–0.8 in) wide with a petiole 5–17 mm (0.2–0.7 in) long. The flower buds are arranged in groups of seven in leaf axils on a peduncle 2–6 mm (0.08–0.2 in) long, the individual buds on a pedicel 1–2 mm (0.04–0.08 in). Mature buds are oval, spindle-shaped or diamond-shaped with a conical or slightly beaked operculum 2.5–4 mm (0.1–0.2 in) long. Flowering occurs between March and June and the flowers are white. The fruit is a woody, conical capsule 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) long and 4–6 mm (0.2–0.2 in) wide that is either sessile or on a pedicel up to 2 mm (0.079 in) long. The valves protrude beyond the rim of the capsule. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Taxonomy and naming

Eucalyptus cadens was first formally described in 1989 by Barbara Briggs and Michael Crisp from a specimen at "the eastern foot of the Warby Range, between Wangaratta and Glenrowan". [8] The specific epithet (cadens) is the present participle of the Latin word cado meaning "to fall", hence "falling", [9] referring to the leaning habit of this species. [4]

Distribution and habitat

Tumble-down swamp gum grows in woodlands, often in or around springs, soaks and waterbodies in the south-eastern foothills of the Pilot Range near Beechworth and Wooragee and in the eastern foothills of the Warby Range. [4]

Conservation

Eucalyptus cadens is classified as "vulnerable" under the Australian Government Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and the Victorian Government Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 . The main threats to the species include grazing by domestic stock, weed invasion and changes in hydrology. [5] [6]

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