Eucalyptus ficifolia F. Muell.

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Eucalyptus ficifolia

Photo: Bart Wursten
Nyamheni road before Seldomseen Entrance, Vumba

Eucalyptus ficifolia

Photo: Bart Wursten
Nyamheni road before Seldomseen Entrance, Vumba

Eucalyptus ficifolia

Photo: Bart Wursten
Nyamheni road before Seldomseen Entrance, Vumba

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Synonyms: Corymbia ficifolia (F.Muell.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson
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Description: Small tree, up to 10 mhigh. Bark rough, fibrous brownish. Leaves ovate to broadly lanceolate, 70–130 mm long, slightly glossy green above, paler beneath, petiole 8–20 mm long. Flowers in terminal branched inflorescences, bright red, pink or orange. Fruit a woody urn-shaped capsule 20–42 mm long.
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Flowering time:Dec - May
Worldwide distribution: Native to western Australia; widely cultivated as an ornamental tree.
Growth form(s): Tree.
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Literature:

White, F. (1978). Myrtaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Page 207. (Includes a picture).

Other sources of information about Eucalyptus ficifolia:

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Flora of Zambia: cultivated Eucalyptus ficifolia

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Eucalyptus ficifolia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Eucalyptus ficifolia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Eucalyptus ficifolia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Eucalyptus ficifolia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Eucalyptus ficifolia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Eucalyptus ficifolia
JSTOR Plant Science: Eucalyptus ficifolia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Eucalyptus ficifolia
Plants of the World Online: Eucalyptus ficifolia
Tropicos: Eucalyptus ficifolia
Wikipedia: Eucalyptus ficifolia


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Eucalyptus ficifolia.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=191610, retrieved 28 March 2024

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