Eucalyptus microtheca

Coolibah
Leichhardt Tree in Taroom
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species:
E. microtheca
Binomial name
Eucalyptus microtheca
Synonyms[1]
  • Eucalyptus barklyensis L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill
  • Eucalyptus cyanoclada Blakely
  • Eucalyptus helenae L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill
  • Eucalyptus microtheca var. cymbaliformis Blakely & Jacobs
  • Eucalyptus microtheca F.Muell. var. microtheca
Foliage and flower buds
Fruit

Eucalyptus microtheca, with many common names including desert box, coolibah, callaille, targoon, yathoo[2] or coolabah, is a species of tree that is endemic to northern Australia. It has rough, flaky or fibrous bark on the trunk and branches, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and spherical to conical fruit. It is widely distributed from the Kimberley region of Western Australia to Cape York in Queensland.

  1. ^ a b "Eucalyptus microtheca". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  2. ^ Chippendale, George M. "Eucalyptus microtheca". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra. Retrieved 12 November 2019.