Eucalyptus cylindrocarpa Blakely

Raab-Straube, Eckhard von & Raus, Thomas, 2024, Euro + Med-Checklist Notulae, 17, Willdenowia 54 (1), pp. 5-45 : 25

Eucalyptus cylindrocarpa Blakely

– Fig. 12C–E.

A Tn: Tunisia: Monastir, road from Jemmal toward Touza, 35°37'46"N, 10°48'29"E, 1–2 m, escaped on roadsides, 20 Sep 2022, El Mokni (herb. Univ. Monastir).

– A casual alien species new for the adventitious flora of Tunisia, Africa and the Mediterranean area. Eucalyptus cylindrocarpa ( Austin 1960: 102, sheet 40) is restricted to W Australia ( POWO 2023) and has not been recorded beyond its native range before, except in the Americas ( Raab-Straube (2022 +; APD 2023; GBIF 2023). In the Euro+Med region, the species is known to occur only in Tunisia, where it was successfully introduced and escaped into the Touza region. For identification and more details, see Chippendale (1988: 310).

R. El Mokni

Figures

Fig. 12.Alien Eucalyptus species in Tunisia – A, B: E. botryoides; A: flaky-fibrous grey bark; B: cylindric fruits. – C–E: E. cylindrocarpa; C: basal part of planted individual with flaky bark and two juvenile individuals of different age; D: cylindric buds with conic operculum; E: flowers and ovoid fruits. – F, G: E. gomphocephala; F: subfibrous fissured bark; G: cylindric to ovoid fruits. – A, B: Tunisia, Jendouba,Aïn Draham, Babouch to Tabarka, 15 Oct 2022; C–E: ibid., Monastir, Jemmal to Touza, 20 Sep 2022; F, G: ibid., Bizerta, Sidi Salem to Nadhour, 1 Oct 2022, photographs by R. El Mokni.