img

Eucalyptus globulus

Labill. (1800)

This name is accepted

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

baby blue, blue gum, silver-leaved mountain gum, tasmanium blue gum

img img

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Trees 15–70 m tall.

Stems: Bark white, cream, yellow, or gray in patches, smooth throughout, often with accumulated shedding bark near base.

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Adult Alternate. Blades lanceolate to narrowly lanceolate, 12–28 cm long, 1.2–3 cm wide. Apex acuminate. Blades concolorous. Margins entire. Petioles 20–30 mm long. Stipules vestigial or absent.

Flowers: Flowers 1–7 in axillary, simple umbels, peduncles 0–25 mm long, pedicels 0–8 mm long. buds turbinate to obconical, verrucose, glaucous, 8–27 mm long, 5–17 mm wide. Flowers bisexual (perfect), actinomorphic. Calyx modified into an operculum; operculum low–hemispherical, slightly rostrate. Stamens numerous, in several whorls; anthers dithecal. Ovary inferior; ovule placentation axile.

Fruit: Fruit obconical to hemispherical; glaucous; 5–21 mm long; 6–24 mm wide; valves 3–5; level or exserted. Seeds numerous.

Ploidy: 2n = 20; 22; 28

Habitat: Extensively planted on Kaua'i; O'ahu; Maui; and Hawai'i; spreading or at least regenerating from seed.

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Lana'i Only found in cultivation
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Wind
Forestry

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Voy. Rech. Pérouse 1: 153 (1800)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:954 (K, O, M, H)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. E part of Maui, 10 mi SE of Pukalani PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Little Jr., E. L. 31091 Maui US 8/24/1976
2 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. E part of Maui, 10 mi SE of Pukalani PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Little Jr., E. L. 31091 Maui US 8/24/1976
3 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. koele PRESERVED_SPECIMEN munro, g.c. collector number: 371 Lanai BISH 1/5/1916
4 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. koele PRESERVED_SPECIMEN munro, g.c. collector number: 371 Lanai BISH 1/5/1916
5 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. nw part of hawaii, waimea PRESERVED_SPECIMEN e. l. little jr. 31071 Hawaii US 8/18/1976
6 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. nw part of hawaii, waimea PRESERVED_SPECIMEN e. l. little jr. 31071 Hawaii US 8/18/1976
7 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. NW part of Hawaii, Waimea PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Little Jr., E. L. 31071 Hawaii US 8/18/1976
8 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. NW part of Hawaii, Waimea PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Little Jr., E. L. 31071 Hawaii US 8/18/1976
9 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Koele PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Munro, G.C. 371 Lanai BISH 1/5/1916
10 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Koele PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Munro, G.C. 371 Lanai BISH 1/5/1916
11 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. e part of maui, 10 mi se of pukalani PRESERVED_SPECIMEN e. l. little jr. 31091 Maui US 8/24/1976
12 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. e part of maui, 10 mi se of pukalani PRESERVED_SPECIMEN e. l. little jr. 31091 Maui US 8/24/1976
13 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. wahiawa, on edge of dole pineapple field PRESERVED_SPECIMEN aldrich, w.w. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 8/14/1964
14 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. wahiawa, on edge of dole pineapple field PRESERVED_SPECIMEN aldrich, w.w. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 8/14/1964
15 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Makawao District, Olinda Dry forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Woolford, H.A. 66 Maui BISH 12/17/1955
16 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Makawao District, Olinda Dry forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Woolford, H.A. 66 Maui BISH 12/17/1955
17 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Waimea Planted at roadside, introduced. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Little Jr., E.L. 31071 Hawaii BISH 8/18/1976
18 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Waimea Planted at roadside, introduced. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Little Jr., E.L. 31071 Hawaii BISH 8/18/1976
19 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Koele PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Munro, G.C. 357 Lanai BISH 1/5/1916
20 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Koele PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Munro, G.C. 357 Lanai BISH 1/5/1916
21 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. koele PRESERVED_SPECIMEN munro, g.c. collector number: 357 Lanai BISH 1/5/1916
22 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. koele PRESERVED_SPECIMEN munro, g.c. collector number: 357 Lanai BISH 1/5/1916
23 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Wahiawa, on edge of Dole pineapple field PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Aldrich, W.W. s.n. Oahu BISH 8/14/1964
24 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Wahiawa, on edge of Dole pineapple field PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Aldrich, W.W. s.n. Oahu BISH 8/14/1964
25 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Kau: Kapapala PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Russ, G.W. s.n. Hawaii BISH 4/10/1905
26 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Kau: Kapapala PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Russ, G.W. s.n. Hawaii BISH 4/10/1905
27 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. kau: kapapala dense forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN russ, g.w. collector number: s.n. Hawaii BISH 8/8/1927
28 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. kau: kapapala dense forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN russ, g.w. collector number: s.n. Hawaii BISH 8/8/1927
29 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. waimea Planted at roadside, introduced. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN little jr., e.l. collector number: 31071 Hawaii BISH 8/18/1976
30 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. waimea Planted at roadside, introduced. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN little jr., e.l. collector number: 31071 Hawaii BISH 8/18/1976
31 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. kapapala PRESERVED_SPECIMEN russ, g.w. collector number: s.n. Hawaii BISH 8/8/1927
32 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. kapapala PRESERVED_SPECIMEN russ, g.w. collector number: s.n. Hawaii BISH 8/8/1927
33 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. makawao district, olinda Dry forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN woolford, h.a. collector number: 66 Maui BISH 12/17/1955
34 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. makawao district, olinda Dry forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN woolford, h.a. collector number: 66 Maui BISH 12/17/1955
35 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Kukaiau HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 3/30/2013
36 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Kukaiau HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 3/30/2013
37 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Namakani Paio HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 3/6/2005
38 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Namakani Paio HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 3/6/2005
39 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Kukaiau HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 2/2/2009
40 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Kukaiau HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 2/2/2009
41 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Hilo Forest Reserve, Laupahoehoe Section HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 8/31/2003
42 Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Hilo Forest Reserve, Laupahoehoe Section HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 8/31/2003
Back to Top