Broad-leaved Kindlingbark (Eucalyptus dalrympleana)
Description
Eucalyptus dalrympleana, commonly known as broad-leaved kindlingbark or mountain white gum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae, native to southeastern Australia. It is a fast-growing evergreen tree growing to 50 m (164 ft) in favourable conditions, but much smaller in poor soils. Other common names include broad-leaved ribbon gum, mountain gum, seven-flowered mountain gum. The bark is smooth, darkening to salmon pink or light brown before flaking off to reveal new pure white bark. The flowers are white, in umbels of three and are a good source of honey in summer. The blue-green leaves are strongly aromatic, as with most eucalypti. The species occurs in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. In cultivation in the UK it is fully hardy down to −15 °C (5 °F) but prefers some shelter. It grows best in full sun.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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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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