Eucalyptus cuspidata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Eucalyptus |
Species: | E. cuspidata |
Binomial name | |
Eucalyptus cuspidata | |
Eucalyptus cuspidata is a species of small, spreading mallee that is native to the south-west of Western Australia. [2]
It was first formally described in 1849 by Nikolai Turczaninow in the journal, Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou . [3] In 1867, George Bentham listed it in Flora Australiensis as a synonym of Eucalyptus incrassata var. angulosa occurring in Western Australia [4] [5] as did Joseph Maiden in A Critical Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus. [6] [7] In 1988, George Chippendale listed it in Flora of Australia as a synonym of Eucalyptus angulosa . [8] Nevertheless, it is an accepted name by the Australian Plant Census. [1]
It grows on plains and on the edges of seasonal swamps in the Esperance Plains biogeographic region. [2]
Eucalyptus cuspidata is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. [2]
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