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 polyanthemos Schauer

Reference:

Schauer in W.G.Walpers, Repert. Bot. Syst. 2: 924 (1843).

Type:

T: N from Bathurst, N.S.W., 1822, A.Cunningham 136; holo: n.v.; iso: BM, K.

E. ovalifolia R.Baker, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales 25: 680 (1901) p.p. T: Bathurst, N.S.W., 15 Feb. 1901, R.T.Baker s.n.; syn: MEL; Rylstone, N.S.W., Oct. 1898, R.T.Baker s.n.; syn (various dates, pre-1900): BM, BRI, K, MEL, NSW; Camboon, N.S.W., 10 Oct. 1893, R.T.Baker s.n.; syn: BRI, K, MEL; Hargraves, N.S.W., A.A.Suttor; syn: n.v.; Gerogery, N.S.W., L.Mann s.n.; syn: n.v.

E. ovalifolia var. lanceolata R.Baker & H.G.Smith, Res. Eucalypts 124 (1902). T: Camboon, N.S.W., R.T.Baker s.n.; syn: n.v.; Rylstone, N.S.W., R.T.Baker s.n.; syn: n.v.; Hargraves, N.S.W., A.A.Suttor; syn: n.v.; Wellington, N.S.W., collector unknown; syn: n.v.

Illustrations:

L.Costermans, Native Trees & Shrubs S.E. Australia 368 (1981); M.I.H.Brooker & D.A.Kleinig, Field Guide to Eucalypts 1: 261 (1983); D.J.Boland et al., Forest Trees Australia 4th edn, 537 (1984).

Description:

Tree to 25 m. Bark fibrous, grey-brown on trunk and larger branches, or almost smooth throughout, grey, cream or pink. Juvenile leaves orbicular, emarginate, dull, grey-green, concolorous. Adult leaves ovate to broadly lanceolate, apiculate; lamina 5.5-9 cm long, 1.5-3.5 cm wide, grey or glaucous; lateral veins clearly visible, at 20°-40°; intramarginal vein up to 4 mm from margin; petiole terete or flattened, 15-25 mm long. Conflorescence terminal, paniculate; peduncle terete, 5-10 mm long; pedicels 2-5 mm long. Buds clavate to fusiform, glaucous; operculum conical, 1-2 mm long, c. 2 mm wide; hypanthium obovoid to obconical, c. 3 mm long and wide. Fruits obconical to pyriform, often glaucous, 4--7 mm long, 3--6 mm wide; disc broad.

Common name:

Red Box.

Distribution:

Occurs on the central and southern tablelands, N.S.W., and in central and eastern Vic., in stony and gravelly soil on slight slopes and foothills in woodland.

Notes:

The wood is hard, strong and durable, and has been used for fencing, firewood and railway sleepers.