Eucalyptus × erythrandra

Rosebud gum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Eucalyptus
Species:	E. × erythrandra
Binomial name
Eucalyptus × erythrandra Blakely & H.Steedman[1]
Synonyms[1]
Eucalyptus angulosa var. robusta Gardner

Eucalyptus × erythrandra, commonly known as rosebud gum,[2] is a species of mallee or shrub that is endemic to Western Australia. It typically grows to a height of 1.5–5 m (4 ft 11 in – 16 ft 5 in) and has smooth grey bark, and pinkish flowers from September to October or January. It grows in mallee scrub in the Esperance Plains and Mallee biogeographic regions.[3]

This eucalypt was originally given the name Eucalyptus erythrandra by William Blakely and Henry Steedman who published the description in Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.[2][4] It is now accepted by the Australian Plant Census as a hybrid, either between E. incrassata and E. tetraptera or between E. angulosa and E. tetraptera.[1]

References

1. "Eucalyptus × erythrandra". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
2. Blakely, William F.; McKie, Ernest N. (1938). "Descriptions of four new species and two varieties of eucalypts". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 63 (1–2): 64–66. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
3. "Eucalyptus × erythrandra". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
4. "Eucalyptus × erythrandra". APNI. Retrieved 30 June 2019.