Eucalyptus obstans, commonly known as the Port Jackson mallee, is common eucalyptus of south eastern Australia. It grows as a multi-stemmed mallee reaching 4 metres in height.[1]
| Port Jackson mallee | |
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| mallee at Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, New South Wales | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Eucalyptus |
| Species: | E. obstans
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| Binomial name | |
| Eucalyptus obstans | |
The bark is smooth, grey or greenish. It grows on poor shallow sandstone soils from Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park to Jervis Bay.[2]
Eucalyptus obstans was first formally described in 1991 by Lawrie Johnson and Ken Hill in the journal Telopea,[3] but the Australian Plant Census considers E. obstans to be a synonym of E. burgessiana.[4]
References edit
- ^ A Field Guide to Eucalypts - Brooker & Kleinig volume 1, ISBN 0-909605-62-9 page 98
- ^ "Eucalyptus obstans, PlantNET - NSW Flora Online". Retrieved 19 November 2010.
- ^ "Eucalyptus obstans". APNI. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Eucalyptus burgessiana". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
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