Round-leaved Mallee

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The Round-leaved Mallee (Eucalyptus orbifolia), also known as the Disc Leaf Mallee is from the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to inland Australia. It is a mallee tree with rough bark, oval shaped leaves, yellow flowers and conical fruit.

The adult leaves are grey-green and oval-shaped, between 25 to 40 mm in length and 15 to 40 mm wide. The inflorescence is 20 to 25 mm in diameter, with yellow flowers and conical fruit.

Round-leaved Mallee (Eucalyptus orbifolia), Alice Springs NT — Round-leaved Mallee (*Eucalyptus orbifolia*), Alice Springs NT

A mallee or tree that grows from 2.5 to 8 metres in height. The tree has distinctive rough minni ritchi bark, reddish brown in colour and which peels and curls outwards. Like most mallees, it has multiple stems.