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Eucalyptus redunca

Eucalyptus redunca
Eucalyptus redunca in "Eucalyptographia. A descriptive atlas of the eucalypts of Australia and the adjoining islands"; (1879) (20779251202).jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species: E. redunca
Binomial name
Eucalyptus redunca
Schauer

Eucalyptus redunca, the black marlock, black-barked marlock, wandoo or myrtan, is a tree species in the genus Eucalyptus. E. redunca produces a tannin of the condensed type.

The mallee tree typically grows to a height of 1 to 4.5 metres (3 to 15 ft) but can reach as high as 6 metres (20 ft). It has smooth bark and a lignotuber. It blooms between July and November producing yellow flowers.

E. redunca is found on undulating low ridges mostly along the south coast in the Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sand-clay soils often over laterite.

The species is associated with the western mallee subgroup which is characterised by several eucalypts including Eucalyptus oleosa, Eucalyptus moderata, Eucalyptus incrassata, Eucalyptus foecunda, Eucalyptus eremophila and Eucalyptus uncinata. The understorey is predominantly shrubby with species of Melaleuca and Acacia along with the occasional Triodia.



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