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Angophora floribunda (Sm.) Sweet
Family Myrtaceae
Common name: Apple, Rough-barked Apple

Angophora floribunda (Sm.) Sweet APNI*

Synonyms: Eucalyptus florida Brooker APNI*
Angophora ochrophylla R.T.Baker APNI*
Metrosideros floribunda Sm. APNI*
Angophora intermedia DC. APNI*

Description: Tree to 30 m high; bark persistent, grey, shortly fibrous.

Juvenile leaves broad-lanceolate or narrow-elliptic, to 9 cm long, 3.5 cm wide.

Adult leaves lanceolate, 8–12 cm long, 2–3 cm wide, apex acute, base acute; petiole 8–12 mm long. Peduncle 15–30 mm long, glabrous or rarely hispid, discolorous, regularly penniveined; pedicels 4–9 mm long, glabrous or hispid. Buds ovoid or globose, 4–7 mm long, 5–7 mm diam. Petals 3–4 mm wide, 3–4 mm long. Hypanthium ribbed.

Fruit ovoid or globose, often apically narrowed, 7–10 mm long, 8–10 mm diam.; disc flat, obscured by rim of hypanthium.


Habit
Photo T.M. Tame

Fruit
Photo T.M. Tame

Herbarium
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Type
Specimen

Distribution and occurrence: Widely scattered and locally abundant, usually on deep alluvial sandy soils.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, SC, NT, CT, NWS, CWS, NWP
Other Australian states: Qld Vic.
AVH map***

Intergrades with A. subvelutina in SC, NWS, CWS and NWP.

Text by K. Hill
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 2 (1991)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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