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Eucalyptus cinerea

F.Muell. ex Benth. (1867)

This name is accepted

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

argyle apple

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Trees 12–16 m tall.

Stems: Bark reddish brown, fibrous on trunk and larger branches, smaller branches brownish red to gray, smooth.

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Adult Alternate, juvenile leaves opposite. Blades broadly lanceolate, 7.5–11.5 cm long, 1.5–2.5 cm wide, juvenile or intermediate leaves (mostly seen on adult trees) orbiculate to cordate. Blades concolorous, glaucous, juvenile or intermediate leaves (mostly seen on adult trees) slightly discolorous, amplexicaul, glaucous. Margins entire. Petioles flattened, 5–11 mm long, juvenile or intermediate leaves (mostly seen on adult trees) sessile. Stipules vestigial or absent.

Flowers: Flowers 3 in axillary, simple umbels, peduncles 2–6 mm long, pedicels absent. buds fusiform, glaucous, 5–7 mm long, 4–5 mm wide. Flowers bisexual (perfect), actinomorphic. Calyx modified into an operculum; operculum conical. Stamens numerous, in several whorls; anthers dithecal. Ovary inferior; ovule placentation axile.

Fruit: Fruit obconical to hemispherical; 5–8 mm long; 5–9 mm wide; valves 3–5; slightly exserted. Seeds numerous.

Ploidy: 2n = 22

Habitat: Planted and occurring sporadically on Kaua'i and Hawai'i.

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Wind
Forestry

Vegetative Reproduction

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Fl. Austral. 3: 239 (1867)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:952 (K, H); Staples & Herbst 2005:417, 420 (KEY), 421 (DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Eucalyptus cinerea F.Muell. ex Benth. shibuya farm, crater rd., kula. Sparingly Naturalized. Bandoned flower farm with diverse mix of species including Banksia, Pyracantha, Eucalyptus, and Lavandula. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN starr, f. starr, k. collector number: 110609-04 Maui BISH 6/9/2011
2 Eucalyptus cinerea F.Muell. ex Benth. pu`u la`au, forestry planting between hunter's cabin and state sheep enclosure. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN d. r. herbst & s. ishikawa 5175 Maui BISH 1/17/1975
3 Eucalyptus cinerea F.Muell. ex Benth. W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokowai PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Starr, F., Starr, K. Starr-110609-04 Maui HAPI 6/9/2011
4 Eucalyptus cinerea F.Muell. ex Benth. Hawai????i, Pahoa, HI, US PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Starr, F., Starr, K. Starr-110609-04 Maui HAPI 6/9/2011
5 Eucalyptus cinerea F.Muell. ex Benth. Pu`u La`au, forestry planting between hunter's cabin and state sheep enclosure. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D. R.; Ishikawa, S. 5175 Hawaii US 1/17/1975
6 Eucalyptus cinerea F.Muell. ex Benth. Shibuya Farm, Crater Rd., Kula. Abandoned flower farm. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Forest Starr Starr-110609-04 Maui PTBG 6/9/2011
7 Eucalyptus cinerea F.Muell. ex Benth. Tantalus PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Rock, J. F. 7008 Oahu US 3/23/1905
8 Eucalyptus cinerea F.Muell. ex Benth. tantalus PRESERVED_SPECIMEN j. f. rock 7008 Oahu US 8/7/1909
9 Eucalyptus cinerea F.Muell. ex Benth. Shibuya Farm, Crater Rd., Kula. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Starr, F.; Starr, K. 110609-04 Maui US 6/9/2011
10 Eucalyptus cinerea F.Muell. ex Benth. Shibuya Farm, Crater Rd., Kula. Sparingly Naturalized. Bandoned flower farm with diverse mix of species including Banksia, Pyracantha, Eucalyptus, and Lavandula. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Starr, F. 110609-04 Maui BISH 6/9/2011
11 Eucalyptus cinerea F.Muell. ex Benth. tantalus PRESERVED_SPECIMEN j. f. rock 7008 Oahu US 8/8/1909
12 Eucalyptus cinerea F.Muell. ex Benth. shibuya farm, crater rd., kula. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN f. starr & k. starr 110609-04 Lanai US 6/9/2011
13 Eucalyptus cinerea F.Muell. ex Benth. shibuya farm, crater rd., kula. Sparingly Naturalized. Bandoned flower farm with diverse mix of species including Banksia, Pyracantha, Eucalyptus, and Lavandula. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN starr, f. starr, k. collector number: 110609-04 Maui BISH 6/9/2011
14 Eucalyptus cinerea F.Muell. ex Benth. pu`u la`au, forestry planting between hunter's cabin and state sheep enclosure. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN d. r. herbst & s. ishikawa 5175 Maui BISH 1/17/1975
15 Eucalyptus cinerea F.Muell. ex Benth. W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokowai PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Starr, F., Starr, K. Starr-110609-04 Maui HAPI 6/9/2011
16 Eucalyptus cinerea F.Muell. ex Benth. Hawai????i, Pahoa, HI, US PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Starr, F., Starr, K. Starr-110609-04 Maui HAPI 6/9/2011
17 Eucalyptus cinerea F.Muell. ex Benth. Pu`u La`au, forestry planting between hunter's cabin and state sheep enclosure. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D. R.; Ishikawa, S. 5175 Hawaii US 1/17/1975
18 Eucalyptus cinerea F.Muell. ex Benth. Shibuya Farm, Crater Rd., Kula. Abandoned flower farm. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Forest Starr Starr-110609-04 Maui PTBG 6/9/2011
19 Eucalyptus cinerea F.Muell. ex Benth. Tantalus PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Rock, J. F. 7008 Oahu US 3/23/1905
20 Eucalyptus cinerea F.Muell. ex Benth. tantalus PRESERVED_SPECIMEN j. f. rock 7008 Oahu US 8/7/1909
21 Eucalyptus cinerea F.Muell. ex Benth. Shibuya Farm, Crater Rd., Kula. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Starr, F.; Starr, K. 110609-04 Maui US 6/9/2011
22 Eucalyptus cinerea F.Muell. ex Benth. Shibuya Farm, Crater Rd., Kula. Sparingly Naturalized. Bandoned flower farm with diverse mix of species including Banksia, Pyracantha, Eucalyptus, and Lavandula. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Starr, F. 110609-04 Maui BISH 6/9/2011
23 Eucalyptus cinerea F.Muell. ex Benth. tantalus PRESERVED_SPECIMEN j. f. rock 7008 Oahu US 8/8/1909
24 Eucalyptus cinerea F.Muell. ex Benth. shibuya farm, crater rd., kula. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN f. starr & k. starr 110609-04 Lanai US 6/9/2011
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