Eucalyptus flocktoniae
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Eucalyptus flocktoniae is a species of Australian gum confined to the country's southwest corner near Perth
and named after the noted botanical illustrator, Margaret Flockton
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This species was first described in Journ. Roy. Soc. N.S.W. xlix, 316 (1915) and the following description is taken from "A Critical Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus" published by Joseph Henry Maiden (1859-1925) and which is in the public domain.
, from the vicinity of Broome Hill easterly to Esperance
, in inland and perhaps coastal situations.
Only leaves and flowers (with buds) of E. cooperiana are in existence (see fig. 5, Plate 151, Part XXXVI); fruits were never seen by Mueller
, and therefore one must proceed with caution. Some not perfectly ripe fruits (which perhaps belong to E. flocktoniae) have since been attributed to E. cooperiana, but they are, I think, not free from doubt. I hope, therefore, that the publication of the figures (and of the present statement) will set collectors to work, and material will be rendered available to decide what E. cooperiana really is. It is near to E. flocktoniae, from which it differs in the broad peduncles and pedicels, the broader leaves and the operculum, which is long in E. flocktoniae. At the same time, E. cooperiana, and to a less degree E. flocktoniae, are species which require further investigation.
Although Mueller said he had not seen E. cooperiana in fruit, I have received from Prof. Ewart a small twig bearing two not fully developed fruits, which certainly bear some general resemblance to those of E. flocktoniae. (Part XXXVI, p. 167.)
2. With E. salmonophloia F.v.M.
“Its affinities in this respect (seedlings) are with E. salmonophloia, the young leaves of which are, however, glaucous.” (J.H.M. in Proc. Roy. Soc. N.S.W., xlix, 317, 1915.)
3. With E. gillii Maiden.
“It resembles E. gillii in the early stages (seedlings), but the leaves do not then become decurrent.” (J.H.M., ib.)
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
and named after the noted botanical illustrator, Margaret Flockton
Margaret Flockton
Margaret Lilian Flockton , was an Australian botanical artist, particularly noted for her illustrating of "The Forest Flora of New South Wales" , "A Critical Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus" , and the genus Opuntia, all by the botanist and forester, Joseph Henry Maiden.Her early studies were at...
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This species was first described in Journ. Roy. Soc. N.S.W. xlix, 316 (1915) and the following description is taken from "A Critical Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus" published by Joseph Henry Maiden (1859-1925) and which is in the public domain.
Seedlings
The seedlings of E. flocktoniae are remarkable, and may thus be described from the earliest stages. Hypocotyl long, wiry and angular, crimson. Cotyledons bisected, green on the back, with sometimes a purple tip. Stem angular, crimson, with prominent oil-glands. First leaves narrow-linear, alternate. They afterwards become opposite. As development proceeds, and while the leaves are opposite, they become decurrent in a remarkable degree. (J.H.M. in Proc. Roy. Soc. N.S.W., xlix, 317.)Synonyms
E. oleosa F.v.M. var. flocktoniae Maiden in Journ. W.A. Nat. Hist. Soc. iii, 172 (1911); also Part XVI, p. 185, of "A Critical Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus".Range
So far as is known at present, it is confined to southern parts of Western AustraliaWestern Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, from the vicinity of Broome Hill easterly to Esperance
Esperance, Western Australia
Esperance is a large town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, located on the Southern Ocean coastline approximately east-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The shire of Esperance is home to 9,536 people as of the 2006 census, its major industries are tourism, agriculture,...
, in inland and perhaps coastal situations.
- Esperance (Lindley L. Cowen). Desmond, near Ravensthorpe (J.H.M.).
- Growangerup, 30 miles east of Broome Hill, Great Southern Railway (W. C. Grasby).
Affinities
1. With E. cooperiana F.Muell.Only leaves and flowers (with buds) of E. cooperiana are in existence (see fig. 5, Plate 151, Part XXXVI); fruits were never seen by Mueller
Ferdinand von Mueller
Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, KCMG was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist.-Early life:...
, and therefore one must proceed with caution. Some not perfectly ripe fruits (which perhaps belong to E. flocktoniae) have since been attributed to E. cooperiana, but they are, I think, not free from doubt. I hope, therefore, that the publication of the figures (and of the present statement) will set collectors to work, and material will be rendered available to decide what E. cooperiana really is. It is near to E. flocktoniae, from which it differs in the broad peduncles and pedicels, the broader leaves and the operculum, which is long in E. flocktoniae. At the same time, E. cooperiana, and to a less degree E. flocktoniae, are species which require further investigation.
Although Mueller said he had not seen E. cooperiana in fruit, I have received from Prof. Ewart a small twig bearing two not fully developed fruits, which certainly bear some general resemblance to those of E. flocktoniae. (Part XXXVI, p. 167.)
2. With E. salmonophloia F.v.M.
“Its affinities in this respect (seedlings) are with E. salmonophloia, the young leaves of which are, however, glaucous.” (J.H.M. in Proc. Roy. Soc. N.S.W., xlix, 317, 1915.)
3. With E. gillii Maiden.
“It resembles E. gillii in the early stages (seedlings), but the leaves do not then become decurrent.” (J.H.M., ib.)