Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Myrtaceae | Genus: Eucalyptus | Species: Eucalyptus camaldulensis Denham |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
|
|
| Synonym | Eucalyptus rostrata Schlechtendal | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Longbeak eucalyptus, River Red Gum,Murray redgum | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Longbeak eucalyptus | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Fruiting Period | Jan-March | |
| Altitude | Up To 1500m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Capsule globose or hemispherical, sessile, valves exserted; seeds many. |
| Habitat | Raised in plantations, also planted as avenue tree | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Native of Australia | Bark Details | Bark smooth or loosely rough in upper half and ashy – grey ot white bark |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Lence shaped | ||
| Description of Species | Large trees. Bark smooth or loosely rough in upper half. Juvenile opposite, lanceolate to broadly lanceolate, glaucous, discolourous; intermediate Leaves alternate, petiolate, glabrous, lanceolate; adult leaves alternate, lanceolate, base acute or obtuse, apex acuminate, margin entire, glabrous, coriaceous, concolourous, dull green; lateral nerves many, pinnate, prominent, intercostae reticulate, pellucid-punctate. Flowers bisexual, axillary in umbels, to 7 flowered; hypanthium hemispherical, operculum conical or rostrate; stamens many, free,. Fruit capsule globose or hemispherical, sessile, valves exserted; seeds many. | Leaf Details | Leaves alternate, petiolate, glabrous, lanceolate; adult leaves alternate, lanceolate, base acute or obtuse, apex acuminate, margin entire, glabrous, coriaceous, concolourous, dull green; lateral nerves many, pinnate, prominent, intercostae reticulate, pellucid-punctate. |
