Eucalyptus annuliformis (Eucalyptus annuliformis)
Description
Eucalyptus annuliformis,or Badgerabbie mallee,is a small tree that is native to Western Australia.The mallee typically grows to a height of 3 metres (10 ft) and has smooth bark and a dull green crown.It blooms between May and September producing white flowers.The adult leaves are dull and disjunct,with a blade that is elliptical to broadly lanceolate in shape.the blade is 4 to 6.5 centimetres (1.6 to 2.6 in) long and 1 to 1.7 cm (0.39 to 0.67 in) wide with the base tapering to the petiole.Inflorescences are axillary and unbranched held by peduncles 1 to 1.5 cm (0.39 to 0.59 in) long producing seven buds.The calyx calyptrate of the flowers sheds early The dimorphic pedicellate fruits are linear to cuboid hemispherical with a width of around 1 to 1.4 cm (0.39 to 0.55 in) containing brown seeds with a flattened-ovoid shape that are about 1 to 2 mm (0.039 to 0.079 in) in length.The species is thought to be most closely related to Eucalyptus drummondii and could be a hybrid species deriving from it.It is found on rocky lateritic slopes in a small are in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia near Dandaragan where it grows in shallow sandy soils.The species was first formally described by the botanists Ian Brooker and Peter Grayling in 1992 as part of the work Four new species of Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae) from Western Australia.published in the journal Nuytsia.The name of the species is taken from the latin word,annuliformis,meaning ringlike,referring to the disc of the fruit.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Myrtales
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Family: Myrtaceae
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Genus: Eucalyptus
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