Eucalyptus todtiana

Name and publication

Eucalyptus todtiana F.Muell., Southern Science Record 2: 171 (1882).

Description

The fruits of E. todtiana are sometimes encountered in potpourri imported from Australia. The fruiting pedicel is absent or up to 2 mm long. The fruits are capsular, truncate-globose or ovoid, 1.3-2.4 cm long and 1.4-2.5 cm wide, smooth or faintly ribbed, disc level or descending. Valves 3, or occasionally 4, just below rim level.

Nativity and distribution

Eucalyptus todtiana is native to Western Australia.

Family

Myrtaceae