Eucalyptus leucoxylon var Rosea (Pink Flowered Yellow Gum)

Eucalyptus leucoxylon rosea, Maggie Beer's Farm, Barossa Valley, South Australia

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Eucalyptus leucoxylon 'Rosea' flowers and leaves

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Credits:
Description, Habitat and Distribution information is sourced from: G.M.Chippendale (2017) Eucalyptus leucoxylon subsp. megalocarpa. In: Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Eucalyptus%20leucoxylon%20subsp.%20megalocarpa Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license.

PLANT FACTS

distribution map showing range of Eucalyptus leucoxylon in Australia

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

Common Name
Pink Flowered Yellow Gum

Description
Eucalyptus leucoxylon subsp. megalocarpa is a relatively small tree with red flowers and large fruit is often available under the horticultural name, 'Rosea'. It is a tree to 10 m. Juvenile leaves sessile, ovate to broadly lanceolate, green. Adult leaves: lamina 10-15 cm long, 2-2.5 cm wide, green; lateral veins clearly visible, at 20° -35° ; petiole 15-23 mm long. Peduncle 10-18 mm long; pedicels 8-17 mm long. Buds ovoid, rostrate, smooth; operculum 5-8 mm long, c. 6 mm wide; hypanthium 6-9 mm long, 7-8 mm wide. Fruits ovoid to subglobular, 11-18 mm long, 10-16 mm wide.

Habitat
Grows in calcareous soil.

Distribution
Occurs in coastal areas from the far south-east of South Australia to far western Victoria.

Growth Characteristics
Height: 6m - 12m
Spread: 5m - 10m

Classification

Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Eucalyptus
Species:	leucoxylon
Variety:	'var Rosea'
Common Name:	Pink Flowered Yellow Gum

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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