Eucalyptus cordata

Eucalyptus cordata

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. Maidenaria
Subsectio: E. subsect. Euryotae
Series: E. ser. Orbiculares
Species: Eucalyptus cordata
Subspecies: E. c. subsp. cordata – E. c. subsp. quadrangulosa

Name

Eucalyptus cordata Labill., Nov. Holl. Pl. 2: 13, t. 152 (1806)

• Type: J.J.H. de Labillardière s.n. (Holotype: FI [​FI011425]; Isotypes: BM {BM001015347^(JSTOR), BM001015348^(JSTOR)}, G [​G00227653^(JSTOR)], HAL 0089682^(JSTOR), MEL 0104513A^(JSTOR) [collected in 1792], P {P01902191^(JSTOR), P01902192^(JSTOR)}; Possible type: GH 00069025^(JSTOR)).
  • Note: Chippendale (1988) also cites L as one of the isotype-holding herbaria, but L 0009396^(JSTOR) [under number '86'; ex P] has the following slips:
    • "Herb. Lugd. Bat. 86 collected by Labillardière [illegible] this is ISOTYPE of E. cordata Labill. G. Chippendale 26/3/1973";
    • "Herb. Lugd. Bat. I can find no evidence from the protologue that Labillardière 86 is the type of E. cordata. The leaves are [illegible] amplexicaul-cordate. The leaves of this specimen are connate, anthers reniform etc I Brooker 12 Aug 1977";
    • "CSIRO Divisuion of Forest Research Yarralumla A.C.T. Australia part of Herbarium Australiense Eucalyptus risdonii Hook. f. Determinavit M.I.H. Brooker 12 Aug 1977 [illegible]! leaves connate!"
• Type locality: [Australia. Tasmania:] Van Diemen[Recherche Bay].

Distribution

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

Homonyms

• Eucalyptus cordata G.Lodd., Bot. Cab. 4(3): t. 328 (1820), nom. illeg. [= E. pulverulanta Sims]

References

Primary references

• Labillardière, J.J. 1807. Novae Hollandiae plantarum specimen Tomus secundus [parts 25, 26; pls 241–260]. Parisiis [Paris]: ex typographiá Dominae Huzard. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Chippendale, G.M. 1988. Eucalyptus. In: Flora of Australia 19: 1–448; 495–507 (Appendix). AGPS. Online. Reference page.  [see pages 370–371.]

Links

• IUCN: Eucalyptus cordata Labill. (Near Threatened) - Assessed by R. Fensham, B. Laffineur & T. Collingwood on 18 April 2019.
• Slee, A.V., Brooker, M.I.H., Duffy, S.M. & West, J.G. 2020. Eucalyptus_cordata_subsp._cordata. EUCLID: Eucalypts of Australia. Fourth Edition. Accessed: 2022 September 30
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Eucalyptus cordata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Eucalyptus cordata. Published online. Accessed: 30 September 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Eucalyptus cordata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Silver Gum

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