An Introduction to the Eucalypts
[This information taken from - M.I.H. Brooker, A.V. Slee and J.D. Briggs. (1995). Aust. Syst. Bot. 8: 499-520 and Chippendale, G.M. Eucalyptus. In: Chippendale, G.M. (1988). Flora of Australia Vol. 19, Myrtaceae, Eucalyptus, Angophora, Australian Government Publising Service, Canberra.]
Eucalyptus cinerea F.Muell. ex Benth.
subsp. triplex (L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill) Brooker, Slee & J.D.Briggs
Reference:
M.I.H. Brooker, A.V. Slee and J.D. Briggs, Aust. Syst. Bot. 8: 499-520 (1995)
Type:
T: SE Brindabella Range (sic)*, on unnamed peak (35°32'S, 148°58'E), Australian Capital Territory, 15 Feb. 1986 K.Hill 1344 and L. Johnson; holo: NSW; iso: CANB.
* The unnamed peak is not in the Brindabella Range, but approximately 16 km to the east.
Description:
Tree to 10 m. Bark rough, fibrous, red-brown on trunk and larger branches, then smooth and brown-red or grey above, or sometimes rough throughout. Juvenile leaves opposite, orbicular to broadly lanceolate, base truncate or obtuse, 20-45 mm long, 17-50 mm wide, glaucous. Intermediate leaves opposite, petioles 4-15 mm long, broadly ovate to lanceolate, 48-90 mm long, 20-45 mm wide. Adult leaves with petioles 5-14 mm long, lanceolate to slightly falcate, 35-120 mm long, 12-28 mm wide, apex acute, glaucous, concolorous. Umbels 3-flowered, glaucous; peduncle terete, 3-5 mm long. Buds sessile, rarely central bud shortly pedicellate, fusiform, glaucous 6-8 mm long, 3-4 mm wide. Fruits obconical to hemispherical, sessile, 4.5-6.5 mm long, 6-8 mm wide; disc broad, level or ascending; valves 3-5, slightly exserted.
Common name:
An Argyle Apple.
Distribution:
Known only from two adjacent mountain summits N and NW of Booroomba Rocks, A.C.T. and from an area WNW of Captains Flat, N.S.W.
Notes:
Juvenile or intermediate leaves usually persist on adult trees.