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Eucalyptus resinifera

J.White (1790)

This name is accepted

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

kinogum

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Trees 30–45 m tall.

Stems: Bark reddish brown, brown, or gray, fibrous throughout.

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Adult Alternate. Blades broadly lanceolate, 10–17 cm long, 1.8–3.5 cm wide. Apex acuminate. Blades discolorous. Margins entire. Petioles 15–30 mm long. Stipules vestigial or absent.

Flowers: Flowers 7–11 in axillary, simple umbels, peduncles flattened, 10–22 mm long, pedicels 3–10 mm long. buds rostrate, 14–17 mm long, 5–7 mm wide. Flowers bisexual (perfect), actinomorphic. Calyx modified into an operculum; operculum conical or rostrate. Stamens numerous, in several whorls; anthers dithecal. Ovary inferior; ovules with axile placentation.

Fruit: Fruit hemispherical or obconical; 6–11 mm long; 7–10 mm wide; valves 3–4; exserted. Seeds numerous.

Ploidy: 2n = 22

Habitat: Planted on O'ahu; Maui; and Hawai'i; and regenerating from seed in these areas.

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

O'ahu Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Wind
Forestry

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: J. Voy. N.S.W.: 231 (1790)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:957 (O, M, H)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Eucalyptus resinifera J.White w. maui, lahaina district, ridgetop between waikeakua and poelua gulches PRESERVED_SPECIMEN h. oppenheimer & g. hansen h30408 Hawaii US 3/16/2004
2 Eucalyptus resinifera J.White W. Maui, Lahaina District, ridgetop between Waikeakua and Poelua gulches PRESERVED_SPECIMEN H. Oppenheimer & G. Hansen H30408 Maui US 3/16/2004
3 Eucalyptus resinifera J.White wahiawa nursery PRESERVED_SPECIMEN pearsall, g.a. Oahu BISH 12/5/1954
4 Eucalyptus resinifera J.White Wahiawa nursery PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Pearsall, G.A. s.n. Oahu BISH 12/5/1954
5 Eucalyptus resinifera J.White East Maui, N of Makawao, 2555 Kokomo Rd. (private land holding) PRESERVED_SPECIMEN H. Oppenheimer & G. Hansen H30408 Maui HAPI 3/16/2004
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