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Eucalyptus blakelyi (Blakelys Red Gum)

Synonyms: Eucalyptus blakelyi var. irrorata; Eucalyptus blakelyi var. parvifructa

Wikipedia Abstract

Eucalyptus blakelyi, known as the Blakely's red gum is a common eucalyptus tree of the tablelands of New South Wales and adjacent areas in Queensland and Victoria. Growing to 10–24 metres (33–79 ft) tall, the trunk is smooth, with shedding scales of bark, revealing varying colours of pink, white and grey. This species is often a victim of eucalyptus dieback.
View Wikipedia Record: Eucalyptus blakelyi

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Eucalyptus blakelyi

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Specific Gravity [3]  0.822
Structure [2]  Tree

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Kosciuszko National Park II 1705480 New South Wales, Australia

Predators

Apiomorpha pedunculata[4]
Eriococcus coriaceus (gum tree scale)[4]
Glycaspis brimblecombei (red gum lerp psyllid)[5]
Platycercus elegans (Crimson Rosella)[6]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Fergusobia tumifaciens[7]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 3Chave J, Coomes D, Jansen S, Lewis SL, Swenson NG, Zanne AE (2009) Towards a worldwide wood economics spectrum. Ecology Letters 12: 351-366. Zanne AE, Lopez-Gonzalez G, Coomes DA, Ilic J, Jansen S, Lewis SL, Miller RB, Swenson NG, Wiemann MC, Chave J (2009) Data from: Towards a worldwide wood economics spectrum. Dryad Digital Repository.
♦ 4Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
♦ 5Blastopsylla occidentalis Taylor (Insecta: Hemiptera: Psyllidae) & Glycaspis brimblecombei Moore (Insecta: Hemiptera: Psyllidae), Susan E. Halbert, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry; Raymond Gill, California Department of Agriculture; and James N. Nisson, Orange County (California) Agriculture Commissioner's Office, October 2003
♦ 6Food of some birds in eastern New South Wales: additions to Barker & Vestjens. Emu 93(3): 195–199
♦ 7Species Interactions of Australia Database, Atlas of Living Australia, Version ala-csv-2012-11-19
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0