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Eucalyptus flocktoniae flocktoniae (Eucalyptus flocktoniae flocktoniae)

Description

Eucalyptus flocktoniae is a species of Western Australian gum confined to the southwest and named after the noted botanical illustrator, Margaret Flockton. The Noongar peoples know the tree as Merrit.This species was first described in Journ. Roy. Soc. N.S.W. xlix, 316 (1915) and the following description is taken from "A Critical Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus" published by Joseph Henry Maiden (1859-1925) and which is in the public domain.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Myrtales

            • Family: Myrtaceae

              • Genus: Eucalyptus