Red-bud Mallee

Alice Springs Desert Park

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The prominent five ribs and a beaked operculum flower cap of the Red-bud Mallee (Eucalyptus pachyphylla) makes this an beautiful mallee. When the pale yellow flower appears from under the operculum, the cap-like cover then falls away to reveal an unfurling flower in all its glory.

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The Red Mallee has large woody fruits which are used by Aboriginal children as spinning tops. The Arrernte name: Alhelpe (pronounced: a~LULL~pa).

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Check out our Flora section for more images and information on the Red-bud Mallee (Eucalyptus pachyphylla).

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• Scientific classification
• Kingdom: Plantae
• Clade: Tracheophytes
• Clade: Angiosperms
• Clade: Eudicots
• Clade: Rosids
• Order: Myrtales
• Family: Myrtaceae
• Genus: Eucalyptus
• Species: E. pachyphylla
• Binomial name: Eucalyptus pachyphylla