Kingdom Plantae Family Myrtaceae Scientific name Eucalyptus eudesmoides | Order Myrtales Genus Eucalyptus Rank Species | |
Mallalie (Eucalyptus eudesmoides) is a rounded, bushy, mallee eucalypt native to Western Australia. Mature trees are usually 2 to 3 metres (7 to 10 ft) high, occasionally up to 6 m (20 ft). It may flower from January to May. Mallalie is the Noongar name for the tree.
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Distribution
Mallalie occurs coastally and subcoastally from 100 km north of Perth northwards to the Murchison River. It is one of the eucalypts identified in the Eurardy Reserve
Description
The lower bark is dark grey, shedding in strips, while the upper bark is smooth, grey-brown or green-brown. Distinctive features include small, opposite, green leaves; buds in threes; stamens in four tufts; fruit with four small teeth.
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