Mallet (habit)
A mallet is a small-tree form of Eucalyptus found in Western Australia. Unlike the mallee, it is single-stemmed and lacks a lignotuber. Trees of this form have a relatively long, slender trunk, steeply-angled branches, and often a conspicuously dense terminal crown, and sometimes form thickets.
Mallet species include:
- Brown Mallet (Eucalyptus astringens)
- Blue Mallet, Blue-leaved Mallet, Gardners Mallet (Eucalyptus gardneri)
- Green Mallet (Eucalyptus clivicola)
- Newbeys Mallet (Eucalyptus newbeyi)
- Salt River Mallet, Sargents Mallet (Eucalyptus sargentii)
- Silver Mallet (Eucalyptus falcata or Eucalyptus ornata)
- Steedmans Mallet (Eucalyptus steedmanii)
- Swamp Mallet (Eucalyptus spathulata)
- White Mallet (Eucalyptus falcata or Eucalyptus spathulata)
See also
References
- "Habit of Eucalypts". Euclid. Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
- Debenham, C. (1971). The Language of Botany. Chipping Norton, NSW, Australia: Society for Growing Australian Plants. ISBN 0909830010.