Species profile—Eucalyptus broviniensis
Classification
Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → Myrtaceae → Eucalyptus broviniensis
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Plantae (plants)
- Class
- Equisetopsida (land plants)
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Scientific name
- Eucalyptus broviniensis A.R.Bean
- WildNet taxon ID
- 27449
- Alternate name(s)
- Brovinea red gum
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Endangered
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
- Endangered
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Confidential
- No
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Description
- Eucalyptus broviniensis is a small tree growing to 10m in height. The dull, granular bark is mottled light and dark grey, shedding to reveal new orange bark. The leaves are arranged alternately along the stems. Juvenile leaves are stalked, ovate in shape and 10cm long by 5cm wide. Adult leaves are lance-shaped and 10-14.5cm long by 2.5-4.5cm wide. They are on stalks 2-3cm long and are leathery, dull and the same colour on both sides.
The flower heads are unbranched and in clusters of seven, on stalks 8-22mm long. The mature buds are egg-shaped, 6-9mm long and 4.5-6.5mm in diameter. The seed capsules are conical in shape (attached by the narrow end), 5.5-8.5mm long and 7-11mm in diameter, with 3-4 protruding valves on the top. The seeds are ellipsoid to cube-shaped, 0.75-1mm long and not toothed. (Bean 2001) - Map
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- Distribution
- Eucalyptus broviniensis is restricted to a small area near Mundubbera in the Burnett district, south-eastern Queensland. (Bean 2001; Herbrecs 2008)
- Distributional limits
- -25.9803619, 151.2244112
-26.0149154, 151.3355376 - Range derivation
- Range derived from extent of the taxon's verified records
- Habitat
- Eucalyptus broviniensis occurs in heathland and open eucalypt woodland with heath understorey. It grows on the edges of a plateau in shallow lateritic soil. (Bean 2001; Herbrecs 2008)
- Behaviour
- Existing trees have been damaged or killed by frequent high-intensity fires. (Bean 2001)
- Reproduction
- Eucalyptus broviniensis flowers in summer. (Bean 2001)
- Notes
- Contributors: Tony Bean, Mellisa Mayhew 27/01/2009
- References
- Bean, A.R. (2001). Eucalyptus broviniensis (Myrtaceae), a new critically endangered species from south-eastern Queensland. Austrobaileya 6(1): 117-119.
Herbrecs (2008). Eucalyptus broviniensis, in BriMapper version 2.12. Queensland Herbarium. Accessed 24/09/2008. - Profile author
- Tony Bean (27/01/2009)
Other resources
- Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT)
- The Australasian Virtual Herbarium (AVH)
- Atlas of Living Australia
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=27449.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
