Английская Википедия:Eucalyptus terebra

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Eucalyptus terebra, commonly known as Balladonia gimlet,[1] is a species of gimlet that is endemic to Western Australia. It has satiny or glossy bark on its fluted trunk, linear to narrow lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, yellowish flowers and conical to hemispherical fruit. It is one of the seven species of gimlet.

Description

Eucalyptus terebra is a mallet that typically grows to a height of Шаблон:Cvt but does not form a lignotuber. It has smooth satiny or glossy, dark grey to orange, green-brown bark on its fluted trunk. The adult leaves are glossy green, linear to lance-shaped, Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide, tapering to a petiole Шаблон:Cvt long. The flower buds are arranged in leaf axils in groups of seven on an unbranched peduncle Шаблон:Cvt long, the individual buds sessile or on pedicels up to Шаблон:Cvt long. Mature buds are oval to spherical, Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide with a rounded operculum with a pointed tip. Flowering occurs in November and the flowers are lemon yellow. The fruit is a sessile, woody conical to hemispherical capsule Шаблон:Cvt long and Шаблон:Cvt wide with the four valves protruding above the rim. The seeds are oval, pale to light brown and Шаблон:Cvt long.[2][3][4]

Taxonomy and naming

Eucalyptus terebra was first formmaly described in 1991 by Lawrie Johnson and Ken Hill in the journal Telopea from specimens they collected near Balladonia in 1983.[4][5] The specific epithet (terebra) is a Latin word for the woodworking tool called a gimlet.[4]

Distribution and habitat

Balladonia gimlet grows in flat areas in the southern part of the Goldfields-Esperance region in calcerous loam or sandy soils. It is found between Balladonia and Norseman in the Coolgardie, Nullarbor and Mallee biogeographic regions.[2][3]

Conservation status

This eucalypt is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.[3]

See also

References

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