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Eucalyptus gomphocephala

DC. (1828)

This name is accepted

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

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Trees 12–40 m tall.

Stems: Bark gray, subfibrous throughout, finely fissured.

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Adult Alternate. Blades lanceolate, 9–16 cm long, 1.6–2.5 cm wide. Apex acuminate. Blades concolorous. Margins entire. Petioles 15–20 mm long. Stipules vestigial or absent.

Flowers: Flowers 7 in axillary, simple umbels, peduncles flattened, 13–27 mm long, pedicels 0–4 mm long. buds clavate, 15–19 mm long, 7–13 mm wide. Flowers bisexual (perfect), actinomorphic. Calyx modified into an operculum; operculum hemispherical, much wider than hypanthium. Stamens numerous, in several whorls; anthers dithecal. Ovary inferior; ovule placentation axile.

Fruit: Fruit campanulate or cylindrical; often faintly ribbed; 13–22 mm long; 13–17 mm wide; valves 4; level or barely exserted. Seeds numerous.

Ploidy: 2n = 22

Habitat: Planted on O'ahu; where it is spreading or at least regenerating from seed.

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

  • Yes

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

O'ahu Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Forestry

Pollinators

Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Prodr. 3: 220 (1828)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:954 (O)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Eucalyptus gomphocephala Kahuawaioa Preserved_Specimen Russ, G.W. Oahu BISH 1929-01-01
2 Eucalyptus gomphocephala Waianae Mountains; Palikea, Firebreak Trail Preserved_Specimen Flowers white. Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1953-07-25
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