''Eucalyptus bancroftii'', commonly known as Bancroft's red gum or orange gum,
is a species of 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 smooth bark, lance-shaped or curved adult leaves, flower buds usually arranged in groups of seven, white flowers and cup-shaped, conical or hemispherical fruit.
Description
''Eucalyptus bancroftii'' is a tree growing to high, with smooth bark which is a patchy grey, salmon and orange, which sheds in large plates.
[ The juvenile leaves are ovate, and a dull grey-green, with the dull, green, concolorous adult leaves being lanceolate or broad-lanceolate, long, wide.][
The flowers are in groups of seven on a stem of length with four angles. Each flower is on a ]terete
Terete is a term in botany used to describe a cross section that is circular, or like a distorted circle, with a single surface wrapping around it.Lichen Vocabulary, Lichens of North America Information, Sylvia and Stephen Sharnoff/ref> This is u ...
stem (pedicel
Pedicle or pedicel may refer to:
Human anatomy
*Pedicle of vertebral arch, the segment between the transverse process and the vertebral body, and is often used as a radiographic marker and entry point in vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty procedures
...
) of length .[ The buds are cylindrical or conical, and long and in diameter, and have a scar.][
]
Taxonomy and naming
Bancroft's red gum was first formally described in 1904 by Joseph Maiden
Joseph Henry Maiden (25 April 1859 – 16 November 1925) was a botanist who made a major contribution to knowledge of the Australian flora, especially the genus ''Eucalyptus''. This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation when citing ...
who gave it the name ''Eucalyptus tereticornis'' var. ''bancroftii'' and published the description in his book ''The Forest Flora of New South Wales''.Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie is a coastal town in the local government area of Port Macquarie-Hastings. It is located on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, about north of Sydney, and south of Brisbane. The town is located on the Tasman Sea c ...
, N.S.W., on serpentine country bearing stunted vegetation" in July, 1895. The specific epithet (''bancroftii'') honours "Dr. Thomas Lane Bancroft" for his assistance to Maiden.
Distribution and habitat
''Eucalyptus bancroftii'' occurs from Maitland
Maitland is an English and Scottish surname. It arrived in Britain after the Norman conquest of 1066. There are two theories about its source. It is either a nickname reference to "bad temper/disposition" (Old French, ''Maltalent''; Anglo Norm ...
and Port Macquarie in New South Wales
)
, nickname =
, image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates:
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, es ...
north to the 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) ...
- Boonooroo area in Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
. It is mainly found in coastal areas but extends to the adjacent tablelands and grows in open forest and woodland, sometimes in low swampy sites but also on rock outcrops on the tablelands.
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q5405523
bancroftii
Myrtales of Australia
Trees of Australia
Flora of New South Wales
Flora of Queensland
Taxa named by Joseph Maiden
Plants described in 1904