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Eucalyptus amygdalina

Labill. (1806)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Myrtales Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Eucalyptus

black peppermint

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Trees 15–30 m tall.

Stems: Bark grayish brown, finely fibrous on trunk and larger branches, salmon–pink, white, or gray, and smooth above.

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Adult Alternate. Blades narrowly lanceolate to linear, 7–12 cm long, 0.5–1.3 cm wide. Apex acuminate or uncinate. Blades concolorous. Margins entire. Petioles 7–10 mm long. Stipules vestigial or absent.

Flowers: Flowers 11–15 or more in axillary, simple umbels, peduncles 4–10 mm long, pedicels 1–3 mm long. buds clavate, 3–5 mm long, 2–3 mm wide. Flowers bisexual (perfect), actinomorphic. Calyx modified into an operculum; operculum hemispherical, sometimes apiculate. Stamens numerous, in several whorls; anthers dithecal. Ovary inferior; ovules with axile placentation.

Fruit: Fruit hemispherical to obconical; 4–7 mm long; 5–7 mm wide; valves level. Seeds numerous.

Ploidy:

Habitat: Planted on Maui and Hawaiʻi; and regenerating by seed in these areas.

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

  • Yes

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Forestry

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Nov. Holl. Pl. 2: 14 (1806)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:950 (M, H); Note: change to H?, no nat. spms., Apr 2025

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Eucalyptus amygdalina Labill. Hosmer's Grove HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Maui 4/21/2018
2 Eucalyptus amygdalina Labill. East Maui, Makawao District, Kalaialinui, along rd betw Hosmers Grove & Waikamoi Forest of introduced trees PRESERVED_SPECIMEN C. R. Annable 3903 Maui HAPI 2/11/1999
3 Eucalyptus amygdalina Labill. Hosmer's Grove HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Maui 4/21/2018
4 Eucalyptus amygdalina Labill. Haleakala National Park, Hosmer Grove Forest of introduced trees PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Annable, C.R. Collector Number: 3903 Maui BISH 2/11/1999
5 Eucalyptus amygdalina Labill. haleakala national park, hosmer grove PRESERVED_SPECIMEN annable, c.r. collector number: 3903 BISH 2/11/1999
6 Eucalyptus amygdalina Labill. East Maui, Makawao District, Kalaialinui, along rd betw Hosmers Grove & Waikamoi Growing in forestry plantings. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Collector Number: H110159 Maui BISH 11/29/2001
7 Eucalyptus amygdalina Labill. Haleakala National Park, Hosmer Grove Forest of introduced trees PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Annable, C.R. 3903 Maui BISH 2/11/1999
8 Eucalyptus amygdalina Labill. east maui, makawao district, kalaialinui, along rd betw hosmers grove & waikamoi Growing in forestry plantings. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. collector number: h110159 Maui BISH 11/29/2001
9 Eucalyptus amygdalina Labill. Maui. Haleakala National Park, Hosmer Grove Forest of introduced trees PRESERVED_SPECIMEN C. R. Annable 3903 NY 2/11/1999
10 Eucalyptus amygdalina Labill. maui. haleakala national park, hosmer grove Forest of introduced trees PRESERVED_SPECIMEN c. r. annable 3903 NY 2/11/1999
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