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 radiata Sieber ex DC.
subsp. robertsonii (Blakely) L.A.S.Johnson & Blaxell
Reference:
(Blakely) L.A.S.Johnson & Blaxell, Contr. New South Wales Natl Herb. 4: 380 (1973).
Type:
E. robertsonii Blakely, J. Roy. Soc. New South Wales 61: 167 (1927). T: Talbingo Mtn, N.S.W., Sept. 1924, C.C.Robertson & W.A.W. de Beuzeville s.n. [cited by Blakely as `A.W.Howitt, C.C.Robertson & W.A.W. de Beuzeville']; holo: NSW; iso: K.
Illustrations:
S.Kelly et al., Eucalypts 1: t. 173 (1983); M.I.H.Brooker & D.A.Kleinig, Field Guide to Eucalypts 1: 116 (1983); D.J.Boland et al., Forest Trees Australia 4th edn, 345 (1984).
Description:
Tree to 50 m. Juvenile leaves grey-green or blue-grey. Adult leaves lanceolate to narrowly lanceolate, acuminate, thin; lamina 7.5-13 cm long, 0.8-1.5 cm wide, grey-green or subglaucous; petiole terete, 5-12 mm long. Peduncle 5-8 mm long; pedicels 1-3 mm long. Operculum 1-2 mm long, 1-3 mm wide; hypanthium 2-3 mm long, 1-3 mm wide. Fruits subglobular or subpyriform, 4-5 mm long and wide; disc level; valves level or included.
Common name:
Narrow-leaved Peppermint.
Distribution:
Occurs on the central and southern tablelands, N.S.W. and A.C.T. through Gippsland, Vic., on slopes in mountain areas, in open forest to tall open forest.
Notes
A taller tree than subsp. radiata, with ±glaucous juvenile and adult leaves. Although the wood has a high shrinkage rate, it has been used in some constructions. The species has been planted for shade in New Zealand.