Common name: Large-fruited Red Mahogany
Eucalyptus scias subsp. apoda L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill APNI* 
Description: Calyptra hemispherical. Calyptra oblong, rounded; fruit sessile. Leaves and buds often bluish, especially when dried. Peduncles flattened, 5–7 mm long, to 3 mm wide apically; pedicels angular, 0–2 mm long. Mature buds ovoid, 12–14 mm long, 8–10 mm diam. Fruit obconical, 4- or 5-locular, 10–12 mm long, 10–16 mm diam.
Distribution and occurrence: Grows on granite-derived soils in ranges of far north- western North Coast, east of Tenterfield.
NSW subdivisions: NC, NT
Text by K. Hill
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 2 (1991)
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