Eucalyptus torelliana

Trees, to 30 m; trunk slate green (young but reproductive trees) or gray or black (older trees), smooth (except on trunks of older trees); bark not shedding, new growth often reddish, hirsute or setose. Leaves: (juvenile alternate); petiole 2–2.5 cm; blade green, lighter abaxially, cordate to ovate or elliptic, peltate, or (adult) lanceolate to narrowly lanceolate, (juvenile) 8–15 × 5–11 cm or (adult) 10–14 × 1–4 cm, surfaces (juvenile) often reddish hirsute, (adult) glabrous. Peduncles ca. 4 cm. Inflorescences 3–7-flowered, umbels in panicles. Flowers: hypanthium ovoid, 6–8 mm, length greater than calyptra; calyptra rounded to conic to slightly rostrate; stamens white; anthers pivoting on filaments, versatile. Capsules urn-shaped or truncate-globose, 9–15 mm, 8+ mm wide, not glaucous; valves 3, deeply included.

Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Disturbed areas.
Elevation: 0–50 m.

Introduced; Fla., ne Australia.

Discussion

Eucalyptus torelliana is known from Lee and Palm Beach counties. Juvenile leaves are often more common in the crown of reproducing trees.

Eucalyptus torelliana is often treated as Corymbia torelliana (K. D. Hill and L. A. S. Johnson 1995).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa