Eucalyptus microtheca F.Muell.

 
  • Family : MYRTACEAE
    (Myrtle Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : JAMUN FAMILY (जामुन फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Myrtaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Eucalyptus barklyensis L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill; Eucalyptus cyanoclada Blakely; Eucalyptus helenae L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill; Eucalyptus microtheca var. cymbaliformis Blakely & Jacobs.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Eucalyptus microtheca F.Muell.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Tree, 15-20m tall, crown rounded, 8-15m wide, thin to dense, trunk short, crooked; Bark fibrous, flakey, grey to black, persistent on trunk and smaller branches, secondary and tertiary branches smooth, whitish; Young leaves: alternate, lanceolate to broadly lanceolate, 7–15 cm long, 0.4–4 cm wide, green to grey-green, slightly discolorous; Adult leaves: alternate, terete, linear-lanceolate to broadly lanceolate, 8–16(–17) cm long, (0.8–)1–2.5 cm wide, petiole 8–15(–17) mm long; Inflorescence terminal panicle of umbels, peduncles terete, 4–9 mm long; Flowers white, rarely pink or red, 1cm across; Flower buds: ovoid, rarely fusiform, 3–4 mm long, 2–3 mm wide, calyptra hemispherical, apiculate or conical, 1–2 mm long, hypanthium obconical, about 2 mm long, often glaucous; Fruit hemispherical or obconical, 2.5–5 mm long, 4–7 mm wide, wall thin, disc very narrow, ascending if present, valves 3 or 4, strongly exserted; Seeds ovoid to slightly angular or flattened-ovoid, reddish-brown to yellowish-brown.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-September
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru Urban district, Bengaluru Rural district
  • Native : Australia
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : N. Australia
  • Literature :
    • K.Ravikumar, A.C.Tangavelou, & Navendu Page. (2021). Seed plants of Karnataka, India: A concise dictionary. FRLHT-TDU, National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), Chennai.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Eucalyptus microtheca
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Eucalyptus microtheca. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution

GBIF Distribution
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