The NSW Scientific Committee (2012) state that ÒEucalyptus largeana Blakely & Beuzev. (family
Myrtaceae), also known as Craven Grey Box, is described by Hill (1991) as follows: ÒTree to 40 m
high; bark persistent on trunk and larger branches, grey with whitish patches, fibrous-flaky (ÔboxÕ),
smooth above, white to grey, shedding in short ribbons. Juvenile leaves disjunct, lanceolate to
broad-lanceolate, dull dark green. Adult leaves disjunct, narrow-lanceolate, 12Ð18 cm long, 1Ð2 cm
wide, dark green, dull, concolorous. Conflorescence compound; umbellasters 7-flowered; peduncle
terete or 4-angled, 10Ð15 mm long; pedicels terete, 2Ð4 mm long. Buds ovoid, 3Ð5 mm long, 2Ð3
mm diam., scar present; calyptra hemispherical or conical, shorter than and as wide as hypanthium.
All stamens fertile. Fruit pyriform or ovoid, 3Ð4 mm long, 2Ð3 mm diam.; disc depressed; valves
enclosed.ÓÓ
Craven grey box |
Eucalyptus largeana
Status: Endangered on the EPBC Act list
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Australian Government, Conservation Advice, Eucalyptus largeana
The largest subpopulation; at Copeland Tops; is protected from land clearing and livestock grazing in a conservation reserve; but the threats of weed invasion (Lantana camara) and inappropriate fire regimes are ongoing. c) Extreme fluctuations.
The largest subpopulation; at Copeland Tops; is protected from land clearing and livestock grazing in a conservation reserve; but the threats of weed invasion (Lantana camara) and inappropriate fire regimes are ongoing.
The largest subpopulation; at Copeland Tops; is protected from land clearing and livestock grazing in a conservation reserve; but the threats of weed invasion (Lantana camara) and inappropriate fire regimes are ongoing.
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