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Eucalyptus Leptocalyx
''Eucalyptus leptocalyx'', commonly known as Hopetoun mallee, is a species of Mallee (habit), mallee that is Endemism, endemic to an area along the south coast of Western Australia. It has smooth bark, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of between nine and fifteen, creamy white flowers and barrel-shaped to cylindrical fruit. Description ''Eucalyptus leptocalyx'' is a mallee that typically grows to a height of and forms a lignotuber. It has smooth brownish over light pink bark. Young plants and coppice regrowth have leaves that are arranged alternately, egg-shaped, long, wide and have a Petiole (botany), petiole. Adult leaves are the same slightly glossy green on both sides, lance-shaped, long and wide on a petiole long. The flower buds are arranged in leaf axils in groups of between nine and fifteen on an unbranched Peduncle (botany), peduncle long, the individual buds on Pedicel (botany), pedicels long. Mature buds are cylindrical, long, wide with a conica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scaddan, Western Australia
Scaddan is a small town in Western Australia located east of Perth situated just off the Coolgardie-Esperance Highway between Norseman and Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. The area was originally known as Thirty Mile, because of its distance from Esperance. The British settled the area before 1914 and were commonly using the name Scaddan at around that time. The name of the post office was changed from Thirty Mile to Scaddan in 1915 and by 1916 a school and hall had been built in the town. The government delayed declaring the town until the route of the Norseman-Esperance railway was settled. The townsite was finally gazetted in 1924.''Western Australian Government Gazette'', file 2007/14, 15 February 1924, p.275. The town is named after John "Happy Jack" Scaddan, the premier Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a prem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |