Eucalyptus eugenioides
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Eucalyptus eugenioides, known as the thin-leaved stringybark, is a common eucalyptus
tree in eastern Australia
. It grows up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall in grassy forest or dry eucalyptus
woodland on deep heavy soils of moderate fertility.
in 1827, although George Bentham
in his Flora Australiensis
regarded it as a subspecies of E. piperita
. The species name relates to its similarity to trees of the genus Eugenia
. Common names include pink blackbutt, small-leaved stringybark, Wilkinson's stringybark, white stringybark, as well as thin-leaved stringybark. The term "stringybark" refers to the long, thin bark fibres that can be pulled off the tree trunk in strings.
. Stringy in nature, the bark is grey to red-brown and remains on the tree. The matte green adult leaves are lanceolate (spear-shaped), and measure 10–14 cm (4–5.5 in) long, 2–3.3 cm (0.8–1.3 in) wide. The white flowerheads are arranged in groups of eleven and appear erratically anywhere from March to September.
), forest red gum (E. tereticornis
), cabbage gum (E. amplifolia
), manna gum (E. viminalis), woollybutt (E. longifolia
), narrow-leaved ironbark (E. crebra
), and argyle apple (E. cinerea
), spotted gum (Corymbia maculata
), and paperbark species such as prickly paperbark (M. styphelioides
) and white feather honeymyrtle (M. decora
). The thin-leaved stringybark is one of the key canopy species of the threatened Cumberland Plain Woodlands.
species Adrium artifex has been recorded from the thin-leaved stringybark.
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of flowering trees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Members of the genus dominate the tree flora of Australia...
tree in eastern Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It grows up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall in grassy forest or dry eucalyptus
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of flowering trees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Members of the genus dominate the tree flora of Australia...
woodland on deep heavy soils of moderate fertility.
Taxonomy
The thin-leaved stringybark was described by Kurt Polycarp Joachim SprengelKurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel
Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel was a German botanist and physician.-Biography:Sprengel was born at Boldekow in Pomerania....
in 1827, although George Bentham
George Bentham
George Bentham CMG FRS was an English botanist, characterized by Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century".- Formative years :...
in his Flora Australiensis
Flora Australiensis
Flora Australiensis: a description of the plants of the Australian Territory, more commonly referred to as Flora Australiensis, and also known by its standard abbreviation Fl. Austral., is a seven-volume flora of Australia published between 1863 and 1878 by George Bentham, with the assistance of...
regarded it as a subspecies of E. piperita
Eucalyptus piperita
Eucalyptus piperita, commonly known as Sydney Peppermint and Urn-fruited Peppermint, is a small to medium forest tree native to New South Wales, Australia.-Description:...
. The species name relates to its similarity to trees of the genus Eugenia
Eugenia
Eugenia is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. It has a worldwide, although highly uneven, distribution in tropical and subtropical regions. The bulk of the approximately 1,000 species occur in the New World tropics, especially in the northern Andes, the Caribbean, and the...
. Common names include pink blackbutt, small-leaved stringybark, Wilkinson's stringybark, white stringybark, as well as thin-leaved stringybark. The term "stringybark" refers to the long, thin bark fibres that can be pulled off the tree trunk in strings.
Description
The thin-leaved stringybark is a straight-trunked tall tree that reaches 30 m (100 ft) high with a trunk that can be 70 cm (28 in) wide at chest heightDiameter at breast height
Diameter at breast height, or DBH, is a standard method of expressing the diameter of the trunk or bole of a standing tree. DBH is one of the most common dendrometric measurements....
. Stringy in nature, the bark is grey to red-brown and remains on the tree. The matte green adult leaves are lanceolate (spear-shaped), and measure 10–14 cm (4–5.5 in) long, 2–3.3 cm (0.8–1.3 in) wide. The white flowerheads are arranged in groups of eleven and appear erratically anywhere from March to September.
Distribution and habitat
The thin-leaved stringybark is found across eastern New South Wales from Wyndham north to the Queensland border, and then continues to the vicinity of Warwick in southeastern Queensland, with scattered populations further north as far as Gladstone. It is a common tree of shale- and slate-derived moderately fertile soils in lowlands and low hills. It grows in open forest with other trees such as grey box (E. moluccanaEucalyptus moluccana
Eucalyptus moluccana, commonly known as the grey box or gum-topped box, is a medium sized to occasionally tall tree with rough, persistent bark on the lower trunk, shedding above to leave a smooth whitish or light grey, sometimes shiny surface; hence the original name Eucalyptus hemiphloia, from...
), forest red gum (E. tereticornis
Eucalyptus tereticornis
Eucalyptus tereticornis is a species of tree native to eastern Australia.It has a great many common names, of which Forest Red Gum is perhaps the most widely known...
), cabbage gum (E. amplifolia
Eucalyptus amplifolia
Eucalyptus amplifolia, known as the Cabbage Gum is a common eucalyptus tree of the coastal areas and tablelands of New South Wales and adjacent areas in south eastern Queensland. Occurring as far south as Bega....
), manna gum (E. viminalis), woollybutt (E. longifolia
Eucalyptus longifolia
Eucalyptus longifolia, known by the common name woollybutt, is a tree of the myrtle family myrtaceae native to eastern Australia. It has thick, fibrous bark usually colored light gray and white, and long narrow grey-green leaves. The drooping flowerheads in groups of three are a distinguishing...
), narrow-leaved ironbark (E. crebra
Eucalyptus crebra
Eucalyptus crebra, commonly known as the Narrow-leaved ironbark or Narrowleaf red ironbark, is a type of Ironbark tree native to eastern Australia. A member of the large genus Eucalyptus, this tree is in the Myrtaceae family and can grow to a large spreading tree up to 35 m high...
), and argyle apple (E. cinerea
Eucalyptus cinerea
Eucalyptus cinerea, commonly known as the Argyle apple or Mealy Stringybark, is a small to medium sized tree with rough bark, persistent on the trunk and larger branches, thick, fibrous, longitudinally furrowed, reddish-brown to grey-brown....
), spotted gum (Corymbia maculata
Corymbia maculata
Corymbia maculata , commonly known as Spotted Gum, is an endemic Australian tree.-Description:Spotted Gum is a medium to tall tree with a straight trunk, growing up to 70 metres in height. However, there is an old reference to a 91 metre tall tree...
), and paperbark species such as prickly paperbark (M. styphelioides
Melaleuca styphelioides
Melaleuca styphelioides, known as the Prickly-leaved paperbark or Prickly Paperbark, is a plant native to eastern Australia.-Description:...
) and white feather honeymyrtle (M. decora
Melaleuca decora
Melaleuca decora, known as the White Feather Honeymyrtle, is a plant native to eastern Australia. A bush or tree with paperbark, usually seen around 4 to 7 metres tall. Exceptional specimens, however, may exceed 20 metres tall. The habitat is swampy areas on heavy soils, mostly near the coast. The...
). The thin-leaved stringybark is one of the key canopy species of the threatened Cumberland Plain Woodlands.
Ecology
The thin-leaved stringybark regenerates by regrowing from epicormic buds after bushfire and can live for more than a hundred years. The longhorn beetleLonghorn beetle
The longhorn beetles are a cosmopolitan family of beetles, typically characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than the beetle's body...
species Adrium artifex has been recorded from the thin-leaved stringybark.