''Angophora woodsiana'', commonly known as smudgee,
is a species of small to medium-sized tree that is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...
to eastern Australia. It has rough bark on the trunk and branches, lance-shaped or curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of three or seven, white or creamy white flowers and ribbed, cup-shaped fruit.
Description
''Angophora woodsiana'' is a tree that typically grows to a height of and forms a
lignotuber
A lignotuber is a woody swelling of the root crown possessed by some plants as a protection against destruction of the plant stem, such as by fire. Other woody plants may develop basal burls as a similar survival strategy, often as a response t ...
. It has rough, fibrous grey or brownish bark on the trunk and branches. Young plants and
coppice
Coppicing is a traditional method of woodland management which exploits the capacity of many species of trees to put out new shoots from their stump or roots if cut down. In a coppiced wood, which is called a copse, young tree stems are repeate ...
regrowth have egg-shaped to lance-shaped leaves that are long and wide and arranged in opposite pairs. Adult leaves are also arranged in opposite pairs, glossy green but paler on the lower surface, lance-shaped or curved, long and wide, tapering to a
petiole long. The flowers are arranged on the ends of branchlets on a branched
peduncle long, each branch of the peduncle with three or seven buds on
pedicels
In botany, a pedicel is a stem that attaches a single flower to the inflorescence. Such inflorescences are described as ''pedicellate''.
Description
Pedicel refers to a structure connecting a single flower to its inflorescence. In the absenc ...
long. Mature buds are globe-shaped, long and wide with a ribbed
floral cup. The
petals are white or creamy white with a green keel, long and wide. Flowering occurs in December and January and the fruit is a cup-shaped
capsule long and wide with the valves enclosed in the fruit.
Taxonomy and naming
''Angophora woodsiana'' was first formally described in 1881 by
Frederick Manson Bailey
Frederick Manson Bailey (8 March 1827 – 25 June 1915) was a botanist active in Australia, who made valuable contributions to the characterisation of the flora of Queensland. He was known by his middle name, Manson.
Early life
Bailey was bo ...
in the journal ''
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales
The Linnean Society of New South Wales promotes ''the Cultivation and Study of the Science of Natural History in all its Branches'' and was founded in Sydney, New South Wales ( Australia) in 1874 and incorporated in 1884.
History
The Society suc ...
''. The
specific epithet (''woodsiana'') honours "the
Rev. J. E. Tenison-Woods, F.G.S., President of the Linnean Society, New South Wales".
Genetic analysis shows it to be closely related to broad-leaved sandstone apple (''
Angophora robur'').
Distribution and habitat
Smudgee grows in sandy soil on sandstone hills in forest from
Tin Can Bay
Tin Can Bay is a coastal town and locality in the Wide Bay–Burnett region in Queensland, Australia. The locality is split between the Fraser Coast Region (the northern part of the locality) and the Gympie Region (southern part of the locality) ...
in Queensland to
Coffs Harbour in New South Wales and sporadically on the
Darling Downs
The Darling Downs is a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, Australia. The Downs are to the west of South East Queensland and are one of the major regions of Queensland. The name was general ...
.
Conservation status
This eucalypt is classified as of "least concern" in Queensland under the Queensland Government ''
Nature Conservation Act 1992
The ''Nature Conservation Act 1992'' is an act of the Parliament of Queensland, Australia, that, together with subordinate legislation, provides for the legislative protection of Queensland's threatened biota.
As originally published, it pro ...
''.
References
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woodsiana
Flora of New South Wales
Trees of Australia
Flora of Queensland
Plants described in 1881