Stirling Range National Park FloraAnigozanthos rufus (Red Kangaroo Paw) Banksia aculeata (Prickly Banksia) Banksia oreophila (Mountain Banksia) Banksia sphaerocarpa var sphaerocarpa (Fox Banksia) Darwinia wittwerorum (Wittwer’s Mountain Bell) Daviesia oppositifolia (Rattle-pea) Eucalyptus preissiana (Bell-fruited Mallee) Eucalyptus macrandra (Long-flowered Marlock) Eucalyptus uncinata (Hook-leaved Mallee) Hakea lehmanniana (Blue Hakea) Native Orchids

— see Eucalyptus Index

Eucalyptus preissiana, commonly known as the Bell-fruited Mallee, is a species of small tree or shrub (to 2.5 metres tall), with a cup-shaped, conical or bell-shaped fruit. The flower buds are in groups of three, producing yellow flowers. The leaves are elliptical to egg-shape or oblong. The shrub tree has a spreading habit and smooth bark, that is pale grey and brown. Forming a lignotuber.

Eucalyptus preissiana (Bell-fruited Mallee), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Eucalyptus preissiana (Bell-fruited Mallee), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Eucalyptus preissiana (Bell-fruited Mallee), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Eucalyptus preissiana (Bell-fruited Mallee), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Eucalyptus preissiana (Bell-fruited Mallee), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Eucalyptus preissiana (Bell-fruited Mallee), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Eucalyptus preissiana (Bell-fruited Mallee), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Eucalyptus preissiana (Bell-fruited Mallee), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Eucalyptus preissiana (Bell-fruited Mallee), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Eucalyptus preissiana (Bell-fruited Mallee), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Eucalyptus preissiana (Bell-fruited Mallee), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Eucalyptus preissiana (Bell-fruited Mallee), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Eucalyptus preissiana (Bell-fruited Mallee), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Eucalyptus preissiana (Bell-fruited Mallee), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Eucalyptus preissiana (Bell-fruited Mallee), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Eucalyptus preissiana (Bell-fruited Mallee), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Phylum: Charophyta
  • Class: Equisetopsida
  • Subclass: Magnoliidae
  • Superorder: Rosanae
  • Order: Myrtales
  • Family: Myrtaceae
  • Genus: Eucalyptus
  • Species: Eucalyptus preissiana
  • Subspecies:
    • Eucalyptus preissiana subsp. lobata Brooker & Slee
    • Eucalyptus preissiana Schauer subsp. preissiana

Footnote & References

  1. Eucalyptus preissiana (Bell-fruited Mallee) © Terry Dunham
  2. Eucalyptus preissiana Schauer, Bell Mallee, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2909893
  3. Bell-fruited Mallee (Eucalyptus preissiana), iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/630960-Eucalyptus-preissiana
  4. Eucalyptus preissiana Schauer, Bell-fruited Mallee, Western Australian Herbarium (1998–). Florabase—the Western Australian Flora. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/5751

Stirling Range National Park FloraAnigozanthos rufus (Red Kangaroo Paw) Banksia aculeata (Prickly Banksia) Banksia oreophila (Mountain Banksia) Banksia sphaerocarpa var sphaerocarpa (Fox Banksia) Darwinia wittwerorum (Wittwer’s Mountain Bell) Daviesia oppositifolia (Rattle-pea) Eucalyptus preissiana (Bell-fruited Mallee) Eucalyptus macrandra (Long-flowered Marlock) Eucalyptus uncinata (Hook-leaved Mallee) Hakea lehmanniana (Blue Hakea) Native Orchids

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