Eucalyptus racemosa

Snappy gum
Eucalyptus racemosa near the Nowra-Braidwood road
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species:
E. racemosa
Binomial name
Eucalyptus racemosa
Synonyms
Synonyms
  • Eucalyptus haemastoma subsp. capitata N.Hal nom. inval., nom. nud.
  • Eucalyptus haemastoma subsp. sclerophylla N.Hall nom. inval., nom. nud.
  • Eucalyptus haemastoma var. capitata Maiden
  • Eucalyptus haemastoma var. micrantha (DC.) Benth.
  • Eucalyptus haemastoma var. sclerophylla Blakely
  • Eucalyptus micrantha DC.
  • Eucalyptus micrantha DC. var. micrantha
  • Eucalyptus micrantha var. signata (F.Muell.) Blakely
  • Eucalyptus racemosa Cav. subsp. racemosa
  • Eucalyptus racemosa Cav. var. racemosa
  • Eucalyptus racemosa var. signata (F.Muell.) R.D.Johnst. & Marryatt
  • Eucalyptus racemosus Cav. orth. var.
  • Eucalyptus sclerophylla (Blakely) L.A.S.Johnson & Blaxell
  • Eucalyptus signata F.Muell.

Eucalyptus racemosa, commonly known as snappy gum or narrow-leaved scribbly gum, is a species of small to medium-sized tree that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has smooth, mottled bark, lance-shaped to curved or egg-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of between seven and fifteen, white flowers and cup-shaped, conical or hemispherical fruit.