Eucalyptus tenuipes

Last updated

Narrow-leaved white mahogany
Eucalyptus tenuipes.jpg
Eucalyptus tenuipes near Bauhinia
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species:
E. tenuipes
Binomial name
Eucalyptus tenuipes
Synonyms [1]
  • Eucalyptus acmenioides var. tenuipes Maiden & Blakely orth. var.
  • Eucalyptus acmenoides var. tenuipesMaiden & Blakely
flower buds Eucalyptus tenuipes buds.jpg
flower buds

Eucalyptus tenuipes, known as the narrow-leaved white mahogany, [2] is a species of small tree that is endemic to Queensland. It has rough, fibrous bark, narrow lance-shaped leaves arranged in opposite pairs, flower buds in group of eleven to twenty, white flowers and spherical to hemispherical fruit.

Contents

Description

Eucalyptus tenuipes is a tree that typically grows to a height of 5–15 m (16–49 ft) and forms a lignotuber. It has rough, greyish brown, fibrous bark on the trunk and branches. Young plants and coppice regrowth have sessile leaves that are paler on the lower surface, linear to narrow lance-shaped 70–155 mm (2.8–6.1 in) long, 4–12 mm (0.16–0.47 in) wide and arranged in opposite pairs. Adult leaves are arranged in opposite pairs, dull, dark green on the upper surface, much paler below, narrow lance-shaped to narrow elliptical, 50–135 mm (2.0–5.3 in) long and 8–20 mm (0.31–0.79 in) wide tapering to a petiole 4–15 mm (0.16–0.59 in) long. The flower buds are arranged on the ends of branchlets and in leaf axils in groups of eleven to twenty or more on a thin, branching peduncle 3–15 mm (0.12–0.59 in) long, the individual buds on pedicels 6–15 mm (0.24–0.59 in) long. Mature buds are spherical to pear-shaped or oval, 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) long and 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) wide with a hemispherical operculum. Flowering has been observed in January, March, May and July and the flowers are white. The fruit is a woody shortened spherical to hemispherical capsule 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in) long and wide with the valves near rim level. [2] [3]

Taxonomy and naming

In 1928, Joseph Maiden and William Blakely described Eucalyptus acmenoides var. tenuipes in Maiden's book, A Critical Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus from specimens collected by Harald Ingemann Jensen near "Meteor Creek, South Central Queensland". [4] [5] In 1931, Blakely and Cyril Tenison White raised the variety to species status as E. tenuipes in Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland . [6] [7] The specific epithet (tenuipes) is from the Latin tenui- meaning "slender" or "thin" and pes meaning "foot", referring to the thin pedicels of the flower buds. [2]

Distribution and habitat

Eucalyptus tenuipes grows in open forest on gently slopes between Rockhampton and St George and sporadically further north.

Conservation status

This eucalypt is classified as "least concern" under the Queensland Government Nature Conservation Act 1992 . [8]

See also

Related Research Articles

<i>Eucalyptus nicholii</i> Species of eucalyptus

Eucalyptus nicholii, commonly known as the narrow-leaved black peppermint or willow peppermint, is a species of small to medium-sized tree that is endemic to New South Wales. It has thick, rough, fibrous bark on the trunk and branches, small, narrow adult leaves, flower buds arranged in groups of seven, white flowers and small, hemispherical, bell-shaped or conical fruit.

<i>Eucalyptus melliodora</i> Species of eucalyptus

Eucalyptus melliodora, commonly known as yellow box, honey box or yellow ironbark, is a species of medium-sized to occasionally tall tree that is endemic to south-eastern, continental Australia. It has rough, flaky or fibrous bark on part or all of the trunk, smooth greyish to yellowish bark above. The adult leaves are lance-shaped to egg-shaped, the flower buds are arranged in groups of seven and the fruit is more or less hemispherical.

<i>Eucalyptus nova-anglica</i> Species of eucalyptus

Eucalyptus nova-anglica, commonly known as the New England peppermint or black peppermint, is a species of small to medium-sized tree endemic to eastern Australia. It has thick, rough, fibrous bark on the trunk and larger branches, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and hemispherical or conical fruit.

<i>Eucalyptus radiata</i> Species of eucalyptus

Eucalyptus radiata, commonly known as the narrow-leaved peppermint or Forth River peppermint, is a species of tree that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has rough, fibrous to flaky bark on the trunk and larger branches, smooth grey bark on the thinner branches, lance-shaped to curved or almost linear leaves, flower buds in groups of eleven to twenty or more, white flowers and cup-shaped, hemispherical or shortened spherical fruit.

<i>Eucalyptus caliginosa</i> Species of eucalyptus

Eucalyptus caliginosa, commonly known as broad-leaved stringybark or New England stringybark, is a tree that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has stringy bark, lance-shaped or curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven or nine, white flowers and more or less hemispherical fruit. It is common on the Northern Tablelands and North West Slopes of New South Wales and adjacent areas of Queensland.

<i>Eucalyptus pilularis</i> Species of eucalyptus

Eucalyptus pilularis, commonly known as blackbutt, is a species of medium-sized to tall tree that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has rough, finely fibrous greyish bark on the lower half of the trunk, smooth white, grey or cream-coloured bark above, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of between seven and fifteen, white flowers and hemispherical or shortened spherical fruit.

<i>Eucalyptus notabilis</i> Species of eucalyptus

Eucalyptus notabilis, commonly known as Blue Mountains mahogany or mountain mahogany, is a species of small to medium-sized tree endemic to eastern Australia. It has rough, fibrous bark on the trunk and branches, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of between seven and eleven, white flowers and hemispherical or conical fruit.

<i>Eucalyptus acmenoides</i> Species of eucalyptus

Eucalyptus acmenoides, commonly known as white mahogany or barayly, is a tree that is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a large tree with grey to reddish brown, stringy bark, lance-shaped leaves, oval to spindle-shaped buds and more or less hemispherical fruits. The two sides of adult leaves are very different shades of green.

<i>Eucalyptus umbra</i> Species of eucalyptus

Eucalyptus umbra, known as the broad-leaved white mahogany, is a species of small to medium-sized tree that is endemic to northern New South Wales. It has rough, fibrous to stringy bark on the trunk and branches, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven to fifteen, white flowers and cup-shaped to hemispherical fruit.

<i>Eucalyptus tenella</i> Species of eucalyptus

Eucalyptus tenella, commonly known as narrow-leaved stringybark, is a species of small to medium-sized tree that is endemic to New South Wales. It has stringy bark, narrow lance-shaped to linear leaves, flower buds in group of seven to fifteen, white flowers and hemispherical fruit.

<i>Eucalyptus psammitica</i> Species of eucalyptus

Eucalyptus psammitica, commonly known as bastard white mahogany, is a species of small to medium-sized tree that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has rough, stringy or fibrous, prickly bark on the trunk and branches, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of between seven and eleven, white flowers and cup-shaped to hemispherical fruit.

<i>Eucalyptus seeana</i> Species of eucalyptus

Eucalyptus seeana, or narrow-leaved red gum, is a species of small to medium-sized tree that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has smooth bark, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of between seven and eleven, white flowers and hemispherical fruit.

<i>Eucalyptus rigidula</i> Species of eucalyptus

Eucalyptus rigidula, commonly known as stiff-leaved mallee, is a species of mallee that is endemic to Western Australia. It has smooth bark, linear to narrow elliptic or narrow lance-shaped leaves, flower buds in groups of nine or eleven, creamy white flowers and barrel-shaped to hemispherical fruit.

<i>Eucalyptus carnea</i> Species of eucalyptus

Eucalyptus carnea, known as the thick-leaved mahogany or broad-leaved white mahogany, is a species of tree that is endemic to coastal areas of eastern Australia. It has rough, stringy bark from the trunk to the thinnest branches, lance-shaped or curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of between seven and eleven, white flowers and cup-shaped to hemispherical fruit.

<i>Eucalyptus bakeri</i> Species of eucalyptus

Eucalyptus bakeri, commonly known as Baker's mallee or the mallee box, is a eucalypt that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has fibrous bark on the trunk and smooth white or grey bark above, narrow lance-shaped leaves, flower buds in groups of between seven and thirteen, white flowers and hemispherical or shortened spherical fruit.

<i>Eucalyptus conglomerata</i> Species of eucalyptus

Eucalyptus conglomerata, commonly known as the swamp stringybark, is a species of straggly tree or mallee that is endemic to Queensland. It has rough, fibrous "stringybark" lance-shaped to oblong adult leaves, flower buds in groups of eleven or more, white flowers and more or less barrel-shaped fruit.

<i>Eucalyptus helidonica</i> Species of eucalyptus

Eucalyptus helidonica is a species of tree that is endemic to an area near Helidon in Queensland. It has rough, finely fibrous bark, lance-shaped or curved adult leaves that are paler on the lower surface, flower buds in groups of eleven or more, white flowers and shortened spherical or barrel-shaped fruit.

Eucalyptus latisinensis, commonly known as white mahogany, is a species of tree that is endemic to Queensland. It has rough, fibrous to stringy bark, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven to eleven or more, white flowers and shortened spherical to hemispherical fruit.

<i>Eucalyptus terrica</i> Species of eucalyptus

Eucalyptus terrica is a species of small tree that is endemic to south-eastern Queensland. It has thin, rough, fibrous bark on the trunk and larger branches, smooth bark above, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and hemispherical fruit.

<i>Eucalyptus virens</i> Species of eucalyptus

Eucalyptus virens, commonly known as the shiny-leaved ironbark, is a species of small to medium-sized tree that is endemic to Queensland. It has hard ironbark on the trunk and branches, narrow lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and hemispherical fruit.

References

  1. 1 2 "Eucalyptus tenuipes". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Eucalyptus tenuipes". Euclid: Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. Chippendale, George M. "Eucalyptus tenuipes". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  4. "Eucalyptus acmenoides var. tenuipes". APNI. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  5. Maiden, Joseph (1928). A Critical Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus. Sydney: New South Wales Government Printer. p. 464. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  6. "Eucalyptus tenuipes". APNI. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  7. Blakely, William; White, Cyril T. (1931). "Two interesting Queensland ecualypts". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland. 42 (9): 84–85. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  8. "Narrow-leaved white mahogany – Eucalyptus tenuipes". WetlandInfo. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 January 2020.