Mount Imlay mallee | |
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Stem of Eucalyptus imlayensis in Mount Imlay | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Eucalyptus |
Species: | E. imlayensis
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Binomial name | |
Eucalyptus imlayensis |
Eucalyptus imlayensis, commonly known as the Mount Imlay mallee,[2] is a species of small, straggly mallee that is endemic to the far south east of New South Wales, only occurring near the summit of Mount Imlay. It has mostly smooth bark, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of three, white flowers and cup-shaped, bell-shaped or hemispherical fruit.[3]