Eucalyptus tricarpa

Red ironbark
Eucalyptus tricarpa in Paddys Ranges State Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Eucalyptus
Species:	E. tricarpa
Binomial name
Eucalyptus tricarpa (L.A.S.Johnson) L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill

Eucalyptus tricarpa, red ironbark, is a species of Eucalyptus which is endemic to Victoria and the South Coast of New South Wales in Australia. It is a tall, straight-trunked tree that usually grows to between 25 and 35 metres in height. It has deeply furrowed red-brown to black-brown bark that is persistent on all branches.

Taxonomy

Red ironbark street tree
Port Hacking NSW

Eucalyptus tricarpa was formerly regarded as a subspecies of Eucalyptus sideroxylon and was known as Eucalyptus sideroxylon subsp. tricarpa L.A.S.Johnson

Gallery

Features of the red ironbark (Eucalyptus tricarpa)

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  Adult leaves
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  Inflorescence
  (buds & flowers)
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  Fruit
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  Trunk bark
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  Upper branch bark

Subspecies

• Eucalyptus tricarpa subsp. decora Rule (formerly known as Eucalyptus aff. tricarpa (Bealiba)

See also

• Ironbark
• List of Eucalyptus species

References

• "Eucalyptus tricarpa (L.A.S.Johnson) L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
• PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online: Eucalyptus tricarpa
• Eucalink: Eucalyptus tricarpa
• Department of Primary Industries: Red Ironbark