Eucalyptus cladocalyx
Linnaea 25: 388. 1853.
Trees, 20 m; trunk white, often mottled gray, orange, or tan, mostly straight, graceful, ± smooth; bark shed in large, irregular patches. Leaves: petiole 0.1–0.2 cm; blade light green abaxially, ± widely lanceolate, 8–15 × 2–3 cm. Peduncles 1–3 cm. Inflorescences mostly 7–11-flowered, umbels, usually on leafless branches. Flowers: hypanthium cylindrical or urn-shaped, ± ribbed, less than 10 mm, length 3–4 times calyptra; calyptra cylindric to urn-shaped, abruptly pointed; stamens white. Capsules ± urn-shaped, ribbed, 10–15 mm, not glaucous; valves 3 or 4, included.
Phenology: Flowering spring–summer.
Habitat: Disturbed areas.
Elevation: 0–200 m.
Distribution
Introduced; Calif., s Australia.
Discussion
Eucalyptus cladocalyx is commonly cultivated in southern California.
Eucalyptus corynocalyx F. Mueller is an illegitimate name based on the same type as E. cladocalyx. Mueller may have thought corynocalyx (club-calyx) was a more appropriate name than cladocalyx (branch-calyx) and intended to change the name. The closed bud of this species is clublike.
Selected References
None.