Eucalyptus deuaensis
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Eucalyptus deuaensis, the Mongamulla Mallee is a eucalyptus
of south eastern Australia
. A threatened species, with a rarity rating of 2RCit on ROTAP
.
The original specimen was collected in 1984, at the only known population, near Mongamulla Mountain, in Deua National Park
, west of Moruya.
Found at altitudes between 500 and 800 metres above sea level on infertile shallow soil, based on rhyolite
.
The Mongamulla Mallee is a mallee
or small tree to 5 metres tall. Old bark is grey or a pale reddish brown. After the shedding of the old bark, the newer bark underneath is white or yellowish.
Leaves are lanceolate or curved in shape; 7 to 10 cm long, 1 to 1.7 cm wide. The same glossy colour green above as below. Leaf veins are not easily seen. Though oil glands are prominent. Flowering occurs in January and February. The angular gumnuts are crowded together, without stalks.
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of flowering trees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Members of the genus dominate the tree flora of Australia...
of south eastern Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. A threatened species, with a rarity rating of 2RCit on ROTAP
ROTAP
Rare or Threatened Australian Plants, usually abbreviated to ROTAP, is a list of rare or threatened Australian plant taxa. Developed and maintained by the CSIRO, the most recent edition lists 5031 taxa. The list uses a binary coding system based on the IUCN Red List categories for "Presumed...
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The original specimen was collected in 1984, at the only known population, near Mongamulla Mountain, in Deua National Park
Deua National Park
Deua is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 320 kilometres south of Sydney, and 100 kilometres east of Canberra. The nearest towns on the coast are Batemans Bay, Moruya and Narooma....
, west of Moruya.
Found at altitudes between 500 and 800 metres above sea level on infertile shallow soil, based on rhyolite
Rhyolite
This page is about a volcanic rock. For the ghost town see Rhyolite, Nevada, and for the satellite system, see Rhyolite/Aquacade.Rhyolite is an igneous, volcanic rock, of felsic composition . It may have any texture from glassy to aphanitic to porphyritic...
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The Mongamulla Mallee is a mallee
Mallee
Mallee may refer to:* Mallee , the habit of woody plants that grow with multiple stems from underground lignotubers* Mallee , a biogeographic region in southern Western Australia...
or small tree to 5 metres tall. Old bark is grey or a pale reddish brown. After the shedding of the old bark, the newer bark underneath is white or yellowish.
Leaves are lanceolate or curved in shape; 7 to 10 cm long, 1 to 1.7 cm wide. The same glossy colour green above as below. Leaf veins are not easily seen. Though oil glands are prominent. Flowering occurs in January and February. The angular gumnuts are crowded together, without stalks.