Eucalyptus major

Eucalyptus major

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Myrtaceae
Subfamilia: Myrtoideae
Tribus: Eucalypteae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Subgenus: E. subg. Symphyomyrtus
Sectio: E. sect. Latoangulatae
Series: E. ser. Lepidotae-Fimbriatae
Species: Eucalyptus major

Name

Eucalyptus major (Maiden) Blakely, Key Eucalypts: 100 (1934)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Eucalyptus propinqua var. major Maiden, Crit. Rev. Eucalyptus 6: 504, t. 241 (1923)
    • Typus: C.T. White s.n. ("leaves and buds larger than usual", [May 1917]; Holotypus: NSW [​NSW308008^(JSTOR)]; Isotypus: BRI AQ0024099^(JSTOR)).
    • Type locality: [Australia.] Queensland: Norman Creek, near Brisbane.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Queensland. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Blakely, W.F. 1934. A key to the Eucalypts: with Descriptions of 500 Species and 138 Varieties, and a Companion to J. H. Maiden's Critical Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus​. Worker Trustees. Google Books. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Maiden, J.H. 1924. A Critical Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus​. Vol. 6. Parts 51–60 (1922–23). Sydney: Alfred James Kent. BHL Reference page. 
• Chippendale, G.M. 1988. Eucalyptus. In: Flora of Australia 19: 1–448; 495–507 (Appendix). AGPS. Online. Reference page.  [see page 203.]

Links

• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Eucalyptus major in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.
• IUCN: Eucalyptus major (Maiden) Blakely (Near Threatened) - Assessed by R. Fensham, B. Laffineur & T. Collingwood on 16 April 2019.
• Slee, A.V., Brooker, M.I.H., Duffy, S.M. & West, J.G. 2020. Eucalyptus major. EUCLID: Eucalypts of Australia. Fourth Edition. Accessed: 2022 October 5
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Eucalyptus major in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 5. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Eucalyptus major. Published online. Accessed: 5 October 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Grey Gum

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