Kingdom Plantae Family Myrtaceae Rank Species | Order Myrtales Genus Eucalyptus | |
Eucalyptus gigantangion, commonly known as Kakadu woollybutt, is a eucalypt that is native to the Northern Territory.
The tree typically grows to a height of 30 metres (98 ft) and forms a lignotuber. It has soft fibrous rough bark that is orange-brown to red-brown to dark grey or black over most the trunk with the upper trunk and large branches covered with white smooth bark. Adult leaves are alternate and discolorous, dull green to blue-green,. Supported on petioles 1 to 2 centimetres (0.39 to 0.79 in) long. The leaf blade is narrowly lanceolate in shape that are 6 to 16 cm (2.4 to 6.3 in) in length and 1 to 2 cm (0.39 to 0.79 in) wide with the base tapering to petiole.
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