Mallee box | |
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Eucalyptus porosa on Mount Wudinna, Eyre Peninsula | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Eucalyptus |
Species: | E. porosa
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Binomial name | |
Eucalyptus porosa |
Eucalyptus porosa, commonly known as mallee box, Quorn mallee or water mallee,[2] is a species of mallee or a tree that is endemic to southern Australia. It has rough, fibrous or flaky bark on the trunk and larger branches, smooth greyish bark above, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and barrel-shaped or shortened spherical fruit.