Australian Native Plants

  Eucalyptus polyanthemos (Red Box)


Eucalyptus polyanthemos photo
Foliage and immature fruits of Eucalyptus polyanthemos subsp. vestita, Christmas Hills, Victoria, Australia

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Eucalyptus polyanthemos photo
Eucalyptus polyanthemos subsp. Vestita

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Eucalyptus polyanthemos photo
Bark of Eucalyptus polyanthemos subsp. vestita, St Andrews, Victoria, Australia

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Growth Characteristics information is sourced from: State Flora Catalog, Government of South Australia Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license.



RED BOX FACTS

distribution map showing range of Eucalyptus polyanthemos in Australia

Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License


Common Name
Red Box

Description
The Red Box is a tree smooth or fibrous bark, and canopy of grey green foliage. Juvenile leaves are round and adult leaves are ovate. The tree produces cluster of white or pinkish flowers in spring and summer, followed by pear-shaped fruits about 5mm long.

Distribution
New South Wales, Victoria.,

Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 10 - 25
Spread (m): 5 - 15
Soil Texture: sand, loam, clay
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils
Frost Sensitivity: resistant
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 500
Flower Colour: cream
Flower Season: spring, summer

(source: SA State Flora Catalog)

Propagation
seed

Wildlife Interest
attracts insect aeting birds and nectar eating birdsbirds, nectar, insects



Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Eucalyptus
Species:polyanthemos
Common Name:Red Box


Relatives in same Genus
  Eucalyptus acaciiformis
  Eucalyptus accedens
  Eucalyptus acies
  Eucalyptus albens
  Eucalyptus bancroftii
  Eucalyptus baxteri
  Eucalyptus caleyi
  Eucalyptus camaldulensis
  Eucalyptus camphora
  Eucalyptus cloeziana
  Eucalyptus crebra
  Eucalyptus crenulata
  Eucalyptus curtisii
  Eucalyptus dealbata
  Eucalyptus dumosa
  Eucalyptus eugenioides
  Eucalyptus forrestiana
  Eucalyptus goniocalyx
  Eucalyptus grandis
  Eucalyptus intertexta
  Eucalyptus largiflorens
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