Eucalyptus macrandra Benth.

River Yate

Mallee to about 6 m tall. Bark smooth, grey over white. Juvenile leaves alternate, ovate, glossy. Adult leaves alternate, lanceolate, long-pointed, 7-12 cm long, 1-2 cm wide, glossy. Flowers lemon, the common stalk flattened, cap elongated, 2-4 cm long, cylindrical; Dec-Apr. Fruit cup-shaped, 7-8 mm long, 6-8 mm wide with 3-4 valves.

WA.

Mallee with glossy leaves and lemon flowers with long cylindrical caps.

Source: Spencer, R.; Rule, K. (2002). Eucalyptus. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 3. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 2. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.

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kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Rosanae
order      Myrtales
family       Myrtaceae
genus        Eucalyptus L'Hér.