Eucalyptus ceracea (Eucalyptus ceracea)
Description
Eucalyptus ceracea also known as the Seppelt Range gum or the Seppelt Range yellow-jacket,is a tree that is native to Western Australia.The tree typically grows to a height of 3 to 6 metres (10 to 20 ft) with bark that is yellow fibrous and flaky.The adult leaves are opposite,stalkless and 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) long and 3 cm (1.18 in) wide and usually have an oval shape.The leaves,buds and fruits of the tree are covered with a white wax.It blooms between June and November and produces axillary,simple inflorescence that is to nine flowered.The flowers have orange stamens supported on stalks up to 3 cm (1.18 in) long.The fruit that follow are capsules that can vary from a narrow urn shape to egg-shaped with a narrow neck.E.ceracea is found in skeletal sandy soils on scree slopes and sandstone ridges in a small area near the coast in the east Kimberley region of Western Australia.Associated species include spinifex (Plectrachne) and trees including Eucalyptus tectifica,E.tetrodonta and Erythrophleum chlorostachys.It is only known from two populations found in the Seppelt Range,north of Wyndham Both populations are located on land vested in the Aboriginal Land Trust.The number of mature flowering plants is not known but the total area on which they area found is less than 50 square kilometres (19 sq mi).
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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