Messmate (Eucalyptus obliqua)
Description
It grows as a tree up to 90 metres tall, with a trunk up to three metres in diameter. It has a lignotuber, so burnt or coppiced trees sometimes recover in mallee form. It has thick, rough, stringy bark, and glossy green leaves from six to 22 centimetres long, and 1- to 7 centimetres wide. Inflorescences consist of seven to 15 white flowers. The fruits are barrel-shaped.Currently, the tallest known specimen is 86 m tall and located in Tasmania.Historically, qualified surveyors have documented trees up to 98.8 m (324 ft).
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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