Eucalyptus arenicola, commonly known as the Holey Plains peppermint[3] or Gippsland Lakes peppermint,[4] is a tree or mallee that is endemic to south-east coastal areas of Victoria. It has rough, fibrous bark on its trunk and branches, glossy green, lance-shaped adult leaves, club-shaped buds arranged in groups of eleven to twenty five, white flowers and cup-shaped to hemispherical fruit.
Eucalyptus arenicola is a tree or a mallee, growing to a height of about 4–12 m (10–40 ft) with rough, greyish, fibrous bark on the trunk and branches. The leaves on young plants are arranged in opposite pairs, more or less linear to lance-shaped or egg-shaped, 50–110 mm (2–4 in) long, 8–16 mm (0.3–0.6 in) wide, bluish green on the upper surface and whitish below. The adult leaves are lance-shaped, often curved, 70–140 mm (2.8–5.5 in) long and 9–17 mm (0.4–0.7 in) wide on a petiole up to 16 mm (0.63 in) long. They are more or less the same colour on both surfaces. The flower buds are arranged in groups of eleven to twenty five on a peduncle 2–15 mm (0.08–0.6 in) long, the individual buds on a pedicel 2–6 mm (0.08–0.2 in) long. The mature buds are green to yellow, oval to club-shaped with a rounded operculum. Flowering occurs in winter and the flowers are white. The fruit is cup-shaped to hemispherical, 5–7 mm (0.2–0.3 in) long and 7–9 mm (0.3–0.4 in) wide.[3][4][5]
Taxonomy and naming
Eucalyptus arenicola was first formally described in 2008 by Kevin James Rule and the description was published in the journal Muelleria.[6] The specific epithet (arenicola) is derived from the Latin words arena meaning "sand",[7]: 678 and -cola meaning "dweller",[7]: 217 referring to the species' habitat.[3]
^"Eucalyptus arenicola". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
^ abc"Eucalyptus arenicola". Euclid: Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
^ abMessina, Andre; Stajsic, Val. "Eucalyptus arenicola". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
^ abRule, Kevin James (2008). "A new species and a new combination in the shining peppermint group of Eucalyptus and notes on the distribution of Eucalyptus willisii sens. strict." (PDF). Muelleria. 26 (2): 91–94. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
^"Eucalyptus arenicola". APNI. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
^ abBrown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press.
February 23, 2023
eucalyptus, arenicola, commonly, known, holey, plains, peppermint, gippsland, lakes, peppermint, tree, mallee, that, endemic, south, east, coastal, areas, victoria, rough, fibrous, bark, trunk, branches, glossy, green, lance, shaped, adult, leaves, club, shape. Eucalyptus arenicola commonly known as the Holey Plains peppermint 3 or Gippsland Lakes peppermint 4 is a tree or mallee that is endemic to south east coastal areas of Victoria It has rough fibrous bark on its trunk and branches glossy green lance shaped adult leaves club shaped buds arranged in groups of eleven to twenty five white flowers and cup shaped to hemispherical fruit Holey Plains peppermintConservation statusVulnerable IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade RosidsOrder MyrtalesFamily MyrtaceaeGenus EucalyptusSpecies E arenicolaBinomial nameEucalyptus arenicolaRule 2 Contents 1 Description 2 Taxonomy and naming 3 Distribution and habitat 4 ReferencesDescription EditEucalyptus arenicola is a tree or a mallee growing to a height of about 4 12 m 10 40 ft with rough greyish fibrous bark on the trunk and branches The leaves on young plants are arranged in opposite pairs more or less linear to lance shaped or egg shaped 50 110 mm 2 4 in long 8 16 mm 0 3 0 6 in wide bluish green on the upper surface and whitish below The adult leaves are lance shaped often curved 70 140 mm 2 8 5 5 in long and 9 17 mm 0 4 0 7 in wide on a petiole up to 16 mm 0 63 in long They are more or less the same colour on both surfaces The flower buds are arranged in groups of eleven to twenty five on a peduncle 2 15 mm 0 08 0 6 in long the individual buds on a pedicel 2 6 mm 0 08 0 2 in long The mature buds are green to yellow oval to club shaped with a rounded operculum Flowering occurs in winter and the flowers are white The fruit is cup shaped to hemispherical 5 7 mm 0 2 0 3 in long and 7 9 mm 0 3 0 4 in wide 3 4 5 Taxonomy and naming EditEucalyptus arenicola was first formally described in 2008 by Kevin James Rule and the description was published in the journal Muelleria 6 The specific epithet arenicola is derived from the Latin words arena meaning sand 7 678 and cola meaning dweller 7 217 referring to the species habitat 3 Distribution and habitat EditThe Holey Plains peppermint grows in sandy soils in coastal and near coastal areas near the Gippsland Lakes between Bairnsdale and the Holey Plains 5 References Edit Trees portal Fensham R Laffineur B amp Collingwood T 2019 Eucalyptus arenicola The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019 e T133377909A133377911 https dx doi org 10 2305 IUCN UK 2019 3 RLTS T133377909A133377911 en Downloaded on 20 September 2021 Eucalyptus arenicola Australian Plant Census Retrieved 5 March 2019 a b c Eucalyptus arenicola Euclid Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research Retrieved 5 March 2019 a b Messina Andre Stajsic Val Eucalyptus arenicola Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria Retrieved 5 March 2019 a b Rule Kevin James 2008 A new species and a new combination in the shining peppermint group of Eucalyptus and notes on the distribution of Eucalyptus willisii sens strict PDF Muelleria 26 2 91 94 Retrieved 5 March 2019 Eucalyptus arenicola APNI Retrieved 5 March 2019 a b Brown Roland Wilbur 1956 The Composition of Scientific Words Washington D C Smithsonian Institution Press Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eucalyptus arenicola amp oldid 1045429582, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
