Английская Википедия:Eucalyptus rodwayi

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Eucalyptus rodwayi, commonly known as the swamp peppermint,[1] is a species of small to medium-sized tree that is endemic to Tasmania. It has rough, fibrous to flaky bark on the trunk and branches, narrow lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of between seven and eleven, white flowers and conical to hemispherical fruit.

Description

Eucalyptus rodwayi is a tree that typically grows to a height of Шаблон:Cvt and forms a lignotuber. It has rough, greyish fibrous or flaky bark on the trunk and branches. Young plants and coppice regrowth have lance-shaped to elliptical leaves Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide. Adult leaves are the same shade of glossy green on both sides, narrow lance-shaped or curved, Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide, tapering to a petiole Шаблон:Cvt long. The flower buds are arranged in groups of seven, nine or eleven on a peduncle Шаблон:Cvt long, the individual flowers on pedicels Шаблон:Cvt long. Mature buds are oval to diamond-shaped, Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide with a conical operculum about equal in length to the floral cup. Flowering occurs between December and March and the flowers are white. The fruit is a conical to hemispherical capsule Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide with the valves near rim level.[1][2]

Taxonomy and naming

Eucalyptus rodwayi was first formally described in 1902 by Richard Thomas Baker and Henry George Smith in their book A research on the eucalypts of Tasmania and their essential oils.[3][4] The specific epithet (rodwayi) honours Leonard Rodway for his contribution to botanical research in Tasmania.[4]

Distribution and habitat

Swamp peppermint grows in poorly-drained areas in valleys from the central plateau to the east coast of Tasmania.[1][2][5]

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