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Eucalyptus Vesiculosa
''Eucalyptus vesiculosa'', commonly known as the Corackerup marlock, is a species of marlock (a small, shrubby tree with a Crown (botany), crown extending to near ground level) that is Endemism, endemic to a small area on the south coast of Western Australia. It has smooth bark, elliptical to egg-shaped leaves, flower buds usually in groups of seven, red flowers and conical fruit. Description ''Eucalyptus vesiculosa'' is a marlock that typically grows to a height of but does not form a lignotuber. It has smooth, shiny grey bark that is reddish brown when new. The adult leaves are arranged alternately, the same shade of green on both sides, thick, elliptical to egg-shaped or more or less round, long and wide, tapering to a Petiole (botany), petiole long. The flower buds are arranged in leaf wikt:axil, axils in groups of seven on an unbranched Peduncle (botany), peduncle long, the individual buds Sessility (botany), sessile or on Pedicel (botany), pedicels up to long. Mature b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Brooker
Murray Ian Hill Brooker AM (2 June 1934 – 25 June 2016), better known as Ian Brooker, was an Australian botanist. He was widely recognised as the leading authority on the genus ''Eucalyptus''. Ian Brooker was born in Adelaide, South Australia on 2 June 1934. He obtained a B.Ag.Sc. from the University of Adelaide, and a MSc and D.Sc. from the Australian National University in Canberra. He worked with the Soil Conservation Branch of the Department of Agriculture in South Australia from 1957 to 1963; then joined the Department of Botany at the Australian National University until 1969; and then spent a year with the Western Australian Herbarium. In 1970, Brooker joined the Forest Research Institute in Canberra, now part of CSIRO. His research since then has specialised in the genus ''Eucalyptus'', especially its taxonomy. He travelled widely throughout Australia collecting specimens, and published 100 research papers, 180 leaflets, and four books, and is the principal author o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |