Eucalyptus obliqua
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Eucalyptus obliqua, commonly known as messmate stringybark[3] or messmate,[4] but also known as brown top, brown top stringbark, stringybark or Tasmanian oak,[5] is a species of tree that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has rough, stringy or fibrous bark on the trunk and larger branches, smooth greyish bark on the thinnest branches, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven to fifteen or more, white flowers and cup-shaped or barrel-shaped fruit.
Quick Facts Messmate stringybark, Conservation status ...
Messmate stringybark | |
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Eucalyptus obliqua in the Macedon Ranges, Victoria | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Eucalyptus |
Species: | E. obliqua |
Binomial name | |
Eucalyptus obliqua | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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