Eucalyptus decipiens

Redheart
Eucalyptus decipiens growing near Seabird, Western Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species:
E. decipiens
Binomial name
Eucalyptus decipiens
Synonyms[1]
  • Eucalyptus concolor Schauer
  • Eucalyptus decipiens Endl. subsp. decipiens
  • Eucalyptus decipiens var. latifolia Schauer nom. inval.

Eucalyptus decipiens, commonly known as redheart[2] or redheart moit[3] is a species of mallee or small tree that is endemic to Western Australia. It has varying amounts of rough, imperfectly shed ribbons of brownish bark and smooth whitish to grey bark, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of between eleven and twenty one, and conical to flattened hemispherical fruit.

flower buds
fruit
  1. ^ a b "Eucalyptus dealbata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  2. ^ Chippendale, George M. "Eucalyptus decipiens". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Eucalyptus decipiens - redheart moit". Botanic Gardens of South Australia. Retrieved 22 May 2019.