Common Name: Sugar Gum
Botanical Name: Eucalyptus cladocalyx
Family: MYRTACEAE
Description:
Single-stemmed, moderate-sized tree to 15 m high and somewhat crooked (Eyre Peninsula), to straight and tall to 30 m high (southern Flinders Ranges, Kangaroo Island). Smooth bark, mottled orange to cream-grey. Glossy, dark green above, paler underneath, 10-15 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. Buds with rounded short caps and small central point, on a longer cylindrical base, to 1 cm long. White flowers. Summer to autumn (January to April). Cylindrical to 'urn-shaped', smooth to ribbed, constricted towards the rim, enclosed valves below the rim level, 1-1.5 cm long by 0.5-1 cm wide. Throughout the year.
Single-stemmed, moderate-sized tree to 15 m high and somewhat crooked (Eyre Peninsula), to straight and tall to 30 m high (southern Flinders Ranges, Kangaroo Island). Smooth bark, mottled orange to cream-grey. Glossy, dark green above, paler underneath, 10-15 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. Buds with rounded short caps and small central point, on a longer cylindrical base, to 1 cm long. White flowers. Summer to autumn (January to April). Cylindrical to 'urn-shaped', smooth to ribbed, constricted towards the rim, enclosed valves below the rim level, 1-1.5 cm long by 0.5-1 cm wide. Throughout the year.
Natural Distribution:
Occurs in three distinct locations in SA including Eyre Peninsula, southern Flinders Ranges and Kangaroo Island. Does not occur interstate. Common to woodland areas.
Occurs in three distinct locations in SA including Eyre Peninsula, southern Flinders Ranges and Kangaroo Island. Does not occur interstate. Common to woodland areas.
Notes:
Endemic to SA. Fast growing. Often used for woodlots.
Endemic to SA. Fast growing. Often used for woodlots.
