Eucalyptus adesmophloia is a mallee that is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. Its fresh bark is grey, the leaves are a glossy dark green, the flowers are white and borne in large groups, and the fruits are conical to hemispherical.
Eucalyptus adesmophloia is a mallee that grows to a height of Шаблон:Convert. It has loose, rough bark that is shed in plates and short strips to reveal smooth grey and cream-coloured new bark. The leaves are lance-shaped, Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide, dull at first before becoming glossy and dark green. The flowers are borne in groups of between 9 and 27 on an angular peduncleШаблон:Convert long, each flower on a pedicel up to Шаблон:Convert long. The flower buds are greenish, Шаблон:Convert wide with a smooth, conical operculum as long as, or up to 50% longer than the floral cup. The stamens are white. The fruits are woody, conical to hemispherical capsulesШаблон:Convert long and wide.[1][2][3]
Taxonomy and naming
This eucalypt was first formally described in 1993 by Ian Brooker and Stephen Hopper who gave it the name Eucalyptus decipiens subsp. adesmophloia and published the description in the journal Nuytsia.[4] In 2012, Dean Nicolle and Malcolm French raised it to species status as Eucalyptus adesmophloia.[5] The specific epithet (adesmophloia) is derived from Greek, meaning "unfettered bark", referring to the loose, ribbony bark of this species.[2][6]
