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105Eucalyptus microcarpa
| Categories | Tree |
| Common Name(s) | Inland Grey Box, Grey Box, Narrow-Leaved Box |
| Family | Myrtaceae |
Description
"Tree to 25m tall, or rarely a mallee to 5m tall." (Euclid, 4th Ed.)
Notes
Seed from Eucalyptus microcarpa is harvested with the same considerations as for Eucalyptus moluccana with which it has many similarities. In Queensland, this species replaces E. moluccana as one moves inland. Eucalyptus pillagaensis has finer leaves and fruit again. Seed production per amount of material harvested becomes less as the capsules become smaller in each of these three taxa.
Historical Notes
Distribution
Widespread on the western slopes and plains of New South Wales and adjacent areas of south-eastern Queensland; also northern Victoria and the south Flinders Range area of South Australia. It differs from E. moluccana in the narrower leaves and smaller buds and fruit.
References and Related Links
EUCLID Eucalypts of Australia Edition 4 (2015, internet based, hosted by the Atlas of Living Australia). Date accessed: Dec 27, 2021
https://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/intro/index.html
https://apps.lucidcentral.org/euclid/text/entities/eucalyptus_microcarpa.htm
Brooker M.I.H., Kleinig D.A. (2004) ‘Field guide to eucalypts. Vol. 3. 2nd edn. (Bloomings Books: Melbourne)