Eucalyptus apiculata, commonly known as the narrow-leaved mallee ash[1] and is a mallee that is endemic to New South Wales. It has smooth white or greyish bark, narrow lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of three to seven, white flowers and urn-shaped or barrel-shaped fruit.
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Taxonomy and naming
Eucalyptus apiculata was first formally described in 1902 by Richard Thomas Baker and Henry George Smith who published the description in a paper entitled A research on the eucalypts : especially in regard to their essential oils.[5] The specific epithet (apiculata) is a Latin word meaning "apiculate", referring to the leaves.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The narrow-leaved mallee ash is a rare species with a restricted distribution between Linden and Berrima where it grows in mallee shrubland.[2]
