Английская Википедия:Eucalyptus atrata
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Eucalyptus atrata, commonly known as the Herberton ironbark or blue-leaved ironbark,[1] is a small tree that is endemic to Queensland. It has hard, black "ironbark" on the trunk and all but the thinnest branches, lance-shaped adult leaves, buds usually arranged in groups of seven, white flowers and cup-shaped to hemispherical fruit. It is characterised by the blue-grey, powdery bloom on its leaves and flower buds.
Description
Eucalyptus atrata is a tree with hard black "ironbark" that typically grows to a height of Шаблон:Convert and forms a lignotuber. Only the thinnest branches have smooth cream-coloured or brown bark. Its leaves and flower buds are covered with a bluish grey, powdery bloom. Young plants and coppice regrowth have broad lance-shaped to egg-shaped leaves up to Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide on a thick petiole up to Шаблон:Convert long. Adult leaves have a similar appearance on both sides, lance-shaped, Шаблон:Convert long, Шаблон:Convert wide on a petiole up to Шаблон:Convert long. The flower buds are usually arranged in group of seven in leaf axils or on the ends of the branches. The groups are on an unbranched peduncle Шаблон:Convert long, the individual flowers on an angular pedicel Шаблон:Convert long. Mature buds are oval, Шаблон:Convert long, Шаблон:Convert wide with a hemispherical to cone-shaped operculum slightly shorter than the floral cup. Flowering mainly occurs from December to February and the flowers are white. The fruit is a woody, cup-shaped to hemispherical capsule Шаблон:Convert long, Шаблон:Convert wide on a pedicel Шаблон:Convert long.[1][2]
Taxonomy and naming
Eucalyptus atrata was first formally described in 1991 by Lawrie Johnston and Ken Hill from a specimen collected by Donald Blaxell near Irvinebank.[3] The specific epithet (atrata) is a Latin word meaning "dressed in black",[4] referring to the dark bark.[1]
Distribution and habitat
Herberton ironbark grows in grassy woodland or forest in scattered locations on and near the Atherton Tableland in Queensland, especially in the area bounded by Herberton, Irvinebank and Mareeba.[1]
Conservation
This eucalypt is classed as "not threatened" under the Queensland Government Nature Conservation Act 1992.[5]
See also
References
- Английская Википедия
- Trees of Australia
- Eucalyptus
- Myrtales of Australia
- Flora of Queensland
- Taxa named by Lawrence Alexander Sidney Johnson
- Taxa named by Ken Hill (botanist)
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