Non-native eucalypts

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Non-native eucalypts

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Hi Everyone,

I've recently read that there's two eucalypts that are not native to Australia. Now, I'm aware of E. Deglupta (Rainbow Eucalypt), but does anyone know of the other? Haven't been able to find any information on the www.

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Re: Non-native eucalypts

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Hello Fluorine,

You have me interested now.
I found this quote in Wikipedia:
Of the 15 species found outside Australia, just nine are exclusively non-Australian.
Still researching :reading:

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Re: Non-native eucalypts

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Is there any reason you want to know. :lost: With over 700 species of them.... I am guessing it is just curiosity.
Google gave this:

Indigenous species of eucalypt are found in the eastern parts of Indonesia

E. deglupta (from Celebes island)
E. urophylla and E. alba (from East Nusa Tenggara)
E. pellita (from West Papua)


I don't think some of the above are solely outside Australia though.
However if you are keen to know, simply click on each of the species below, meaning 700 times and read the first line to see where they are native to. I'm definitely not that keen.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_E ... us_species
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Re: Non-native eucalypts

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Hello again,

Having lived for a number of years in Papua New Guinea, I originally thought E. papuana.
But that grows in Northern QLD as well.

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Re: Non-native eucalypts

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Hi Kevin and Rory,

Thanks for the information. I'm pretty sure we get C. Papuana up here in the NT.

Rory, yes it's just curiosity; appreciate your input.

Well the information I have off the Australian Native Plants Society (http://anpsa.org.au/eucal1a.html ) is:

"Gum trees (eucalypts) are the essence of the Australian flora. Their range extends from sub-alpine areas to wet coastal forests, temperate woodlands and the arid inland. In fact, the only major environment where eucalypts are absent is probably rainforest. There are about 12 species which occur naturally outside of Australia but around 700 are Australian endemics. Only 2 species are not found in Australia. One of these, Eucalyptus deglupta, is the only eucalypt to be found growing naturally in the northern hemisphere, occurring in the southern Phillipines (as well as in New Guinea and parts of Indonesia)."

Maybe this is a question I should address to the Australian Native Plants Society. Will post once I have an answer.

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Re: Non-native eucalypts

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Hi All,

For those interested in eucalypts. Of the hundreds of species, there are 5 known species that are not native to Australia.

Eucalyptus urophila and its close relatives E. orophila and E. wetarensis;
Eucalyptus deglupta (Rainbow Gum); and
the variety E. alba var. alba.

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Re: Non-native eucalypts

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Thanks for the information. I hope you go well growing tropical Eucs as bonsai - we don't get to see them down here.

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