Eucalyptus barberi Department of Primary （桉树barberi主要部门）.pdfVIP

Eucalyptus barberi FAMILY : MYRTACEAE BOTANICAL NAME : Eucalyptus barberi, L.A.S.Johnson Blaxell, Contr. N.S.W. Natl. Herb. 4: 288 (1972) COMMON NAME : Barbers gum COMMONWEALTH STATUS: (EPBC Act) Not Listed Eucalyptus barberi flowers. TASMANIAN STATUS: (TSP Act) rare Photographs: M. Hanson. Description A shrubby plant with several stems from the base and no main trunk between 1-5 metres tall, or a small tree 6-8 metres tall. The bark is smooth, light grey and shed in irregular ribbons. In small trees, the bark is sometimes persistent and fibrous near the base. Leaves: The juvenile leaves are green, arranged oppositely along the stem and shortly stalked with a blunt apex and conspicuous oil glands. The stem is reddish and has a nodular or wart-like surface. The adult leaves are arranged alternately, slightly sickle-shaped, between 5-12 cm long and 1.5 to 2 cm broad with the tip narrowing to a point. They have a leathery texture and the intra-marginal vein is prominent. Flower arrangement: The flower groups (umbels) are 7 flowered and borne in the leaf axils (where the stem meets the leaf) on stalks between 5-15 mm long. The buds are cylindrical or urn-shaped, with a lid (operculum) that is conical or bearing a small knob in the centre. The main flowering period appears to be form March to August, broadly peaking between April and July. Fruit: The capsule is cylindrical or urn shaped, between 6-12 mm long and 6-8 mm in diameter. Conf