Eucalyptus baxteri

Brown stringybark
Eucalyptus baxteri, Caringbah NSW Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Eucalyptus
Species:	E. baxteri
Binomial name
Eucalyptus baxteri (Benth.) Maiden & Blakely

Eucalyptus baxteri, commonly known as brown stringybark is a eucalypt which is native to Australia's south-east, occurring from southern New South Wales through Victoria and into the Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island of eastern South Australia. It is a medium-sized tree which can reach 40 m in height. The rough stringy bark is grey - brown in colour. The broad juvenile leaves are 13 cm by 8 cm, while the leathery adult leaves are 13 cm by 3 cm and lanceolate or falcate and green in colour. Flowering occurs from December to April and the white profuse flowers are up to 2 cm in diameter.

The seeds from trees of this species that are over 100 years old are an important source of food for the endangered Red-tailed Black Cockatoo.

Gallery

Features of the brown stringybark (Eucalyptus baxteri)

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  Adult leaves
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  Fruit
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  Trunk bark
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  Upper branch bark

References

• Elliot, Rodger W.; Jones, David L.; Blake, Trevor (1992). Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants Suitable for Cultivation: Vol. 4: Eu-Go. Port Melbourne: Lothian Press. p. 31. ISBN 0-85091-213-X.