Eucalyptus cornuta
| Eucalyptus cornuta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Eucalyptus |
| Species: | E. cornuta |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucalyptus cornuta Labill. |
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Eucalyptus cornuta, commonly known as Yate, is a tree which occurs in an area between Busselton (33°4′S) and Albany (35 °S) in Western Australia.
Its height can range between 2 and 25 metres in its native habitat, although in cultivation it is usually a medium to large tree ranging between 10 and 20 metres.
The tree produces clusters of long, horn-shaped buds which are followed by prolific, showy, green to yellow flowers between summer and winter. It has rough bark on the trunk which contrasts with the smooth bark of the upper part of the tree.
Eucalyptus cornuta was the first West Australian eucalypt to be described, it was collected by Jacques Labillardière at Observatory Island (Archipelago of the Recherche) on 15 December 1792.[1] The first description was given in Labillardière's Relation du Voyage à la Recherche de la Pérouse in 1800.[2]
[edit] Synonyms
- Eucalyptus macrocera Turcz. (1849)
[edit] See also
- List of Eucalyptus species
- Bushy Yate (Eucalyptus lehmannii)
- Flat-topped Yate, Swamp Yate (Eucalyptus occidentalis)
- River Yate (Eucalyptus macrandra)
- Soak Yate (Eucalyptus aspratilis)
- Warty Yate (Eucalypus megacornuta)
[edit] References
- ^ Hopper, Stephen (2003). "South-western Australia, Cinderella of the world's temperate floristic regions 1". Curtis's Botanical Magazine 20 (2): 101–126. doi:10.1111/1467-8748.00379.
- ^ "Eucalyptus cornuta Labill.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=60459.
- Holliday, I and Watton, G (1980) A Gardener's Guide to Eucalypts. Rigby.
- FloraBase – The Western Australian Flora: Eucalyptus cornuta
