Eucalyptus gigantangion (Eucalyptus gigantangion)
Description
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.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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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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