Eucalyptus obliqua

Messmate stringybark
Eucalyptus obliqua in the Macedon Ranges, Victoria

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species:
E. obliqua
Binomial name
Eucalyptus obliqua
Synonyms
List
    • Eucalyptus fabrorum Schltdl.
    • Eucalyptus falcifolia Miq.
    • Eucalyptus heterophylla Miq.
    • Eucalyptus nervosa Miq. nom. illeg.
    • Eucalyptus obliqua var. degressa Blakely
    • Eucalyptus obliqua var. megacarpa Blakely
    • Eucalyptus obliqua L'Hér. var. obliqua
    • Eucalyptus pallens DC.
    • Eucalyptus procera Dehnh.

Eucalyptus obliqua, commonly known as messmate stringybark or messmate, but also known as brown top, brown top stringbark, stringybark or Tasmanian oak, is a species of tree that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has rough, stringy or fibrous bark on the trunk and larger branches, smooth greyish bark on the thinnest branches, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven to fifteen or more, white flowers and cup-shaped or barrel-shaped fruit.

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