Eucalyptus andrewsii
{{Short description|Species of eucalyptus}}
{{speciesbox
|name = New England blackbutt
|image = Eucalyptus andrewsii habit.jpg
|image_caption = Eucalyptus andrewsii growing near Stanthorpe
|status_system = IUCN3.1
|status = LC
|genus = Eucalyptus
|species = andrewsii
|authority = Maiden{{cite web|title=Eucalyptus andrewsii|url= https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/94663|publisher=Australian Plant Census|access-date=8 April 2019}}
|synonyms =
- Eucalyptus andrewsi Maiden orth. var.
- Eucalyptus andrewsii Maiden subsp. andrewsii
- Eucalyptus haemastoma var. inophloia C.T.White
- Eucalyptus montivaga A.R.Bean
}}
Eucalyptus andrewsii, commonly known as the New England blackbutt, is a tree native to New South Wales and Queensland 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.File:Eucalyptus andrewsii buds.jpgFile:Eucalyptus andrewsii fruit.jpgFile:A critical revision of the genus Eucalyptus (Pl. 36) (7189631805).jpg{{cite book |last1=Maiden |first1=Joseph Henry |title=A critical revision of the genus Eucalyptus (Volume 1) |date=1903 |publisher=New South Wales Government Printer |location=Sydney |page=Plate 36 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39890615#page/327/mode/1up |access-date=24 February 2019}}]]
Description
Eucalyptus andrewsii is a tree that grows to a height of {{convert|45|m|ft|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} 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, {{convert|45-100|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long, {{convert|25-45|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} wide and bluish or greyish green. The adult leaves are lance-shaped, often curved, {{convert|90-170|mm|in|sigfig=2|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|10-32|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} wide on a petiole {{convert|10-25|mm|in|sigfig=2|abbr=on}} 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 {{convert|8-20|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long, the individual buds on a pedicel {{convert|4-5|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long. Mature buds are club-shaped, {{convert|3-4|mm|in|sigfig=2|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|2-3|mm|in|sigfig=2|abbr=on}} wide. Flowering occurs in summer and winter and the flowers are white. The fruit is a cup-shaped or hemispherical capsule, {{convert|4-6|mm|in|sigfig=2|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|5-7|mm|in|sigfig=2|abbr=on}} wide on a pedicel {{convert|3-6|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long.{{cite web |last1=Chippendale |first1=George McCartney |last2=George |first2=Alex S. |title=Eucalyptus andrewsii |url=https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Eucalyptus%20andrewsii |publisher=Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra |access-date=24 February 2019}}{{cite web |title=Eucalyptus andrewsii subsp. andrewsii |url=http://keyserver.lucidcentral.org:8080/euclid/data/02050e02-0108-490e-8900-0e0601070d00/media/Html/Eucalyptus_andrewsii_subsp._andrewsii.htm |publisher=Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research |access-date=24 February 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Hill |first1=Ken |title=Eucalyptus andrewsii |url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Eucalyptus~andrewsii |publisher=Royal Botanic Garden Sydney |access-date=24 February 2019}}
Taxonomy and naming
Eucalyptus andrewsii was first formally described in 1904 by Joseph Maiden from specimens collected in "many parts of the New England". The description was published in Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.{{cite web|title=Eucalyptus andrewsii|url= https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/455538|publisher=APNI|access-date=24 February 2019}} The specific epithet (andrewsii) honours the Australian geologist and botanist, Ernest Clayton Andrews.{{cite journal |last1=Maiden |first1=Joseph |title=On four new species of Eucalyptus |journal=Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales |date=1904 |volume=29 |issue=3 |pages=472–475 |doi=10.5962/bhl.part.20168 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/30005#page/514/mode/1up |access-date=24 February 2019}}