Blakely's red gum | |
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Eucalyptus blakelyi growing in the A.C.T. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Eucalyptus |
Species: | E. blakelyi
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Binomial name | |
Eucalyptus blakelyi | |
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Eucalyptus blakelyi, known as Blakely's red gum,[3] is a tree endemic to eastern Australia. It has smooth bark on its trunk and branches, dull bluish green, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds usually in groups of seven, white flowers and cup-shaped to hemispherical fruit.