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| ==Taxonomy and naming== | ==Taxonomy and naming== | ||
| ''Eucalyptus melanophitra'' was first formally described in 1991 by ] and ] in the journal '']'' from a specimen collected by Brooker in 1985. The ] is said to be derived from the Greek ''melano'' meaning "dark" or "black" and ''phitros'' meaning "bole" or "trunk" |
''Eucalyptus melanophitra'' was first formally described in 1991 by ] and ] in the journal '']'' from a specimen collected by Brooker in 1985. The ] (''melanophitra'') means "black bole" or "black trunk"is said to be derived from the Greek ''melano'' meaning "dark" or "black" and ''phitros'' meaning "bole" or "trunk".<ref name="Nuytsia" /><ref name="Sharr">{{cite book |last1=Sharr |first1=Francis Aubi |last2=George |first2=Alex |title=Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings |date=2019 |publisher=Four Gables Press |location=Kardinya, WA |isbn=9780958034180 |page=250 |edition=3rd}}</ref> | ||
| ==Distribution and habit== | ==Distribution and habit== | ||
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| Eucalyptus melanophitra | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Priority Four — Rare Taxa (DEC) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Eucalyptus |
| Species: | E. melanophitra |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucalyptus melanophitra Brooker & Hopper | |
Eucalyptus melanophitra is a species of mallet that is endemic to a restricted area of Western Australia. It has rough, flaky grey bark on the trunk, smooth grey bark above, narrow lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of nine or eleven, pale yellow flowers and cylindrical to barrel-shaped fruit.
Description
Eucalyptus melanophitra is a mallet that typically grows to a height of 4–7 m (13–23 ft) but does not form a lignotuber. It has rough, flaky grey bark on part or all of the trunk, smooth greyish bark above. The adult leaves are narrow lance-shaped, 55–95 mm (2.2–3.7 in) long and 9–15 mm (0.35–0.59 in) wide on a petiole 5–13 mm (0.20–0.51 in) long. The flower buds are arranged in leaf axils in groups of nine or eleven on an unbranched peduncle 7–15 mm (0.28–0.59 in) long, the individual buds on pedicels about 3 mm (0.12 in) long. Mature buds are spindle-shaped, 13–15 mm (0.51–0.59 in) long and about 3 mm (0.12 in) wide with a conical operculum about twice as long as the floral cup. Flowering occurs between February and April and the flowers are pale yellow. The fruit is a woody, cylindrical to barrel-shaped capsule 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in) long and 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in) wide with the valves near rim level.
Taxonomy and naming
Eucalyptus melanophitra was first formally described in 1991 by Ian Brooker and Stephen Hopper in the journal Nuytsia from a specimen collected by Brooker in 1985. The specific epithet (melanophitra) means "black bole" or "black trunk"is said to be derived from the Greek melano meaning "dark" or "black" and phitros meaning "bole" or "trunk".
Distribution and habit
This eucalypt is found on stony breakaways in a small areas near the Pallinup River and the Corackerup Nature Reserve, where it grows in skeletal soils over laterite.
Conservation status
Eucalyptus melanophitra is classified as "Priority Four" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife, meaning that is rare or near threatened.
See also
References
- "Eucalyptus melanophitra". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Eucalyptus melanophitra". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- "Eucalyptus melanophitra". Euclid: Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ Brooker, M. Ian H.; Hopper, Stephen (1991). "A taxonomic revision of the Eucalyptus wandoo, E. redunca and allied species (Eucalyptus series Levispermae Maiden - Myrtaceae) in Western Australia". Nuytsia. 8 (1): 135–136. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 250. ISBN 9780958034180.
- "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 28 September 2019.