Eucalyptus tenuiramis
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Eucalyptus tenuiramis is a species of Eucalypt
, endemic to Tasmania
, Victoria and New South Wales
. Its common names include silver peppermint. It is reported as being an older
form of its sister species, E. Risdonii
Eucalypt
Eucalypts are woody plants belonging to three closely related genera:Eucalyptus, Corymbia and Angophora.In 1995 new evidence, largely genetic, indicated that some prominent Eucalyptus species were actually more closely related to Angophora than to the other eucalypts; they were split off into the...
, endemic to Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, Victoria and New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
. Its common names include silver peppermint. It is reported as being an older
Neoteny
Neoteny , also called juvenilization , is one of the two ways by which paedomorphism can arise. Paedomorphism is the retention by adults of traits previously seen only in juveniles, and is a subject studied in the field of developmental biology. In neoteny, the physiological development of an...
form of its sister species, E. Risdonii
Eucalyptus risdonii
Eucalyptus risdonii is a rare species of Eucalypt, endemic to southern Tasmania. E. risdonii was first described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1847. Its common names include Risdon peppermint. It is reported as being a juvenilised form of its sister species , E. tenuiramisE. risdonii is the floral...