Eucalyptus microtheca

Coolibah
Eucalyptus microtheca - Leichhardt Tree in Taroom
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species:
E. microtheca
Binomial name
Eucalyptus microtheca
Synonyms
  • Eucalyptus barklyensis L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill
  • Eucalyptus cyanoclada Blakely
  • Eucalyptus helenae L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill
  • Eucalyptus microtheca var. cymbaliformis Blakely & Jacobs
  • Eucalyptus microtheca F.Muell. var. microtheca

Eucalyptus microtheca, commonly known as the coolibah or coolabah, is a species of tree that is endemic to northern Australia. It has rough, flaky or fibrous bark on the trunk and branches, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and spherical to conical fruit. It is widely distributed from the Kimberley region of Western Australia to Cape York in Queensland.

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