''Eucalyptus andrewsii'', commonly known as the New England blackbutt, is a tree native to

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in eastern Australia. It is a tree with rough bark on the trunk and larger branches, lance-shaped often curved leaves, flower buds in groups of between eleven and fifteen and hemispherical or cup-shaped fruit. Eucalyptus andrewsii buds

Description

''Eucalyptus andrewsii'' is a tree that grows to a height of with rough, finely fibrous, greyish brown bark on the trunk and main branches. The leaves on young plants are arranged in opposite pairs, broadly lance-shaped to egg-shaped, long, wide and bluish or greyish green. The adult leaves are lance-shaped, often curved, long and wide on a petiole long. The leaves are the same colour on both surfaces. The flower buds are arranged in groups of between eleven and fifteen on a peduncle long, the individual buds on a

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long. Mature buds are club-shaped, long and wide. Flowering occurs in summer and winter and the flowers are white. The fruit is a cup-shaped or hemispherical capsule, long and wide on a pedicel long.

Taxonomy and naming

''Eucalyptus andrewsii'' was first formally described in 1904 by

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from specimens collected in "many parts of the

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(''andrewsii'') honours the Australian

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Distribution and habitat

New England blackbutt grows in woodland on shallow stony rises north from the Niangala district in New South Wales to the Eungella district in Queensland. It occurs in scattered populations but is locally common.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q4529683 andrewsii Myrtales of Australia Flora of New South Wales Flora of Queensland Trees of Australia Plants described in 1904 Taxa named by Joseph Maiden