Crowned mallee | |
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Eucalyptus coronata in the Fitzgerald River National Park | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Eucalyptus |
Species: | E. coronata
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Binomial name | |
Eucalyptus coronata | |
Synonyms[3] | |
Eucalyptus mitrata C.A.Gardner |
Eucalyptus coronata, commonly known as the crowned mallee,[2] is a species of mallee that is endemic to a small part of the south coast of Western Australia. It has smooth bark on the trunk and branches, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds with pronounced ribs, arranged in groups of three in leaf axils, white to cream-coloured or yellow flowers and conical, prominently ribbed fruit.