Species

Eucalyptus delegatensis

Etymology

Eucalyptus: From the Greek eu 'good or well' and calypha 'covered', alluding to the calyx which covers the flower like a lid.

Common Name(s)

Alpine ash

Family

Myrtaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

EUCDEL

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Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Trees & Shrubs

Habitat

Terrestrial. Regenerating near old plantations.

Features

Medium to tall tree reaching 60 m. Leaves of young shoots are mostly sessile or nearly so, opposite, blue-green and elliptical up to about 8 cm long; then ovate, or broadly falcate with oblique bases, bluish-green and pendulous until up to 25 cm long by 10 cm wide. Adult leaves are lanceolate to falcate, oblique, green and up to 18 cm long by 3 cm wide, with distinct open veination. The clavate-shaped flower buds are 6 mm long and give rise to white flowers in clusters of 7-15. The seed capsule is barrel or pear-shaped, thick-rimmed and 1.2 cm long (Salmon 1999)

Similar Taxa

Stocking of fibrous bark, somewhat falcate and glaucescent leaves with an oblique base, 7-15 buds per cluster.

Flowering

January, February, March

Flower Colours

White

Year Naturalised

1957

Origin

Mountain areas of Tasmania, Victoria and S. N.S.W.

Reason For Introduction
Forestry

Life Cycle Comments
Perennial.

This page last updated on 18 Jan 2010