Eucalyptus obliqua in the Macedon Ranges, Victoria
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[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
L'Hér.[2]
Synonyms[2]
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.
Flowers and fruit
Eucalyptus obliqua, commonly known as messmate stringybark[3] or messmate,[4] but also known as brown top, brown top stringbark, stringybark or Tasmanian oak,[5] 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.
^Fensham, R.; Laffineur, B.; Collingwood, T. (2019). "Eucalyptus obliqua". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T61914151A61914153. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T61914151A61914153.en. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ ab"Eucalyptus obliqua". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
^Brooker, M. Ian H.; Slee, Andrew V. "Eucalyptus obliqua". Royal Botanic Gardens, Victoria. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
^Hill, Ken. "Eucalyptus obliqua". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
^"Australian Plant Common Name Database". Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
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