An Introduction to the Eucalypts [This information taken from - Chippendale, G.M. Eucalyptus. In: Chippendale, G.M. (1988). Flora of Australia Vol. 19, Myrtaceae, Eucalyptus, Angophora, Australian Government Publising Service, Canberra.]

Eucalyptus pauciflora Sieber ex Sprengel

Reference:

Sieber ex Sprengel, Syst. Veg. 4(2): 195 (1827).

Type:

T: New Holland, 1823, F.W.Sieber 470; iso: BM, G, MEL, W.

E. coriacea Cunn. ex Schauer in W.G.Walpers, Repert. Bot. Syst. 2: 925 (1843). T: Goulburn Plains, N.S.W., Apr. 1824, A.Cunningham 35; iso: BM, K.

E. phlebophylla F.Muell. ex Miq., Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 4: 140 (1856). T: Mt Aberdeen, Buffalo Ra., Vic., Feb. 1853, F.Mueller syn: K; Tas., C.Stuart; syn: n.v.

E. submultiplinervis Miq., op. cit. 138. T: Tas., C. Stuart 10, 13, 14, 15; all n.v.

Description:

Tree or mallee. Bark smooth, white to light grey or sometimes brown-red, shedding in irregular patches or strips, giving a mottled appearance, sometimes with `scribbles'. Adult leaves lanceolate to broadly lanceolate or narrowly ovate; lateral veins distinct, usually almost parallel with midrib. Umbels 7-15-flowered; peduncle flattened or angular. Buds clavate or ovoid, sometimes angular; operculum hemispherical or conical; hypanthium obconical. Fruits hemispherical, subglobular, pyriform or obconical, rarely angled or ribbed; valves 3 or 4, level or included. Seeds black.

Distribution:

Occurs widely from near the Qld-N.S.W. border southwards through N.S.W. and Vic. to near Mt Gambier in S.A., and in Tas. Grows usually on mountains and tablelands.

Notes:

Distinguished by the smooth bark, often with `scribbles', by the thick glossy leaves with almost parallel veins, and by the thick-rimmed fruits.

There are three subspecies in the A.C.T.

Buds not glaucous, subsp. pauciflora.

Buds glaucous; Buds angular, subsp. debeuzevillei.