About Eucalyptus platyphylla F.Muell.
Eucalyptus platyphylla F.Muell. is a tree that typically grows to 20 meters (66 feet) tall, and forms a woody lignotuber. It has smooth, powdery bark that ranges in color from pale pink to greenish white. Young plants and coppice regrowth have deltoid-shaped leaves that measure 90–200 mm (3.5–7.9 in) long and 60–165 mm (2.4–6.5 in) wide. Adult leaves are the same dull greyish green shade on both sides, and range from heart-shaped to egg-shaped, or almost round. They are 50–210 mm (2.0–8.3 in) long, 35–120 mm (1.4–4.7 in) wide, and grow on a petiole 25–70 mm (0.98–2.76 in) long.
Flower buds are arranged in groups of seven in leaf axils, on an unbranched peduncle 3–8 mm (0.12–0.31 in) long. Individual buds are either sessile, or attached on pedicels up to 6 mm (0.24 in) long. Mature buds are oval to almost spherical, 6–9 mm (0.24–0.35 in) long and 5–7 mm (0.20–0.28 in) wide, with a rounded to conical operculum. Flowering takes place from June to October, and the flowers are white. The fruit is a woody conical to hemispherical capsule, 3–6 mm (0.12–0.24 in) long and 6–10 mm (0.24–0.39 in) wide, with valves located near the rim of the capsule or slightly protruding.
Commonly called poplar gum, this eucalyptus grows mostly within 100 kilometers (62 miles) of the coast, in soils that often stay wet for long periods. Its distribution ranges from Horn Island in the Torres Strait to an area near Rockhampton.
