Eucalyptus rudis

Flooded gum, moitch
Eucalyptus rudis in Maranoa Gardens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species:
E. rudis
Binomial name
Eucalyptus rudis
E. rudis, field distribution
Synonyms[1]

Eucalyptus brachypoda Turcz.

E. rudis fruit
E. rudis cultivated in the United States (1902)

Eucalyptus rudis, commonly known as flooded gum or moitch,[2] is a species of small to medium-sized tree endemic to coastal areas near Perth, Western Australia. The Noongar names for the tree are colaille, gooloorto, koolert and moitch.[3] This tree has rough, fibrous bark on the trunk and large branches, smooth greyish bark above, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of between seven and eleven, white flowers and bell-shaped, cup-shaped or hemispherical fruit.

  1. ^ a b "Eucalyptus rudis". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Eucalyptus rudis subsp. rudis". Euclid: Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Noongar names for plants". kippleonline.net. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2016.