Swamp mallet | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Eucalyptus |
Species: | E. spathulata |
Binomial name | |
Eucalyptus spathulata Hook. |
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Synonyms | |
'Eucalyptus occidentalis var. spathulata (Hook.) Maiden |
'Eucalyptus occidentalis var. spathulata (Hook.) Maiden
Eucalyptus spathulata, commonly known as swamp mallet, is a species of Eucalyptus which is endemic to Western Australia. It is a mallet that grows to 8 metres high and has smooth bark and narrow leaves.
The species was formally described in 1844 by botanist William Jackson Hooker in Icones Plantarum. Two subspecies are recognised:
It is widely cultivated in southern Australia and can be grown in saline and poorly drained situations.