Eucalyptus conferruminata

Bald Island marlock
Eucalyptus conferruminata, Melbourne
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Eucalyptus
Species:	E. conferruminata
Binomial name
Eucalyptus conferruminata D.J.Carr & S.G.M.Carr
E. conferruminata, field distribution

Eucalyptus conferruminata, Bald Island marlock, is a small tree or mallee with smooth, grey and whitish grey bark. Adult leaves are elliptical to 9 x 2.5 cm, concolorous, glossy, light green. Yellow-green flowers appear from late winter to late spring.

Distribution is limited to the south of Western Australia, from Two Peoples Bay east to beyond Esperance, including islands in the Archipelago of the Recherche. Always coastal often on massive granite rocks.^[1]

References

1. Brooker, I. & Kleinig, D., Eucalyptus, An illustrated guide to identification, Reed Books, Melbourne, 1996

• "Eucalyptus conferruminata D.J.Carr & S.G.M.Carr". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
• "Eucalyptus conferruminata". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.