Eucalyptus tetraptera

Square-fruited mallee
Eucalyptus tetraptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species:
E. tetraptera
Binomial name
Eucalyptus tetraptera
Turcz.
E. tetraptera, field distribution
Synonyms

Eucalyptus acutangula Turcz.

Eucalyptus tetraptera, commonly known as square-fruited mallee or four-winged mallee, is a mallee that is endemic to the south coast of Western Australia. It has smooth bark, thick lance-shaped to oblong adult leaves, single flower buds arranged in leaf axils, red to pink flowers and square, prominently winged fruit.

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