Table 3 in Eucalyptus cryptica (Myrtaceae): a critically endangered new species

Table 3. Comparison of selected morphological characters that can be used to distinguish between Eucalyptus cryptica and the geographically proximal members of E. subgenus Symphyomyrtus section Latoangulatae series Annulares (i.e. E. notabilis, E. resinifera and E. scias) as sourced from Slee et al. (2006).
CharacterE. crypticaE. notabilisE. resiniferaE. sciasHabitOften a multi-stemmed tree (mallee), <6 (– 8) mSingle-stemmed tree often>6 m (rarely mallee)Single-stemmed tree often>6 mSingle-stemmed tree often> 6 mBarkLongitudinally fissured, fibrous with thin flakes on ridges (eximious)Longitudinally fissured, fibrousLongitudinally fissured, fibrousLongitudinally furrowed, fibrousBudsSurface smooth, calyptra compressedSurface smooth or sometimes ribbed, calyptra compressedSurface smooth, calyptra taperedSurface smooth or sometimes verrucose or ribbed, calyptra taperedFruit<9 mm in diameter<11 mm in diameter<11 mm in diameter> 10 mm in diameterValves3 or 4, enclosed with tips sometimes reaching past disc3 or 4, exserted3 or 4, exserted3 –6, exsertedDiscSlightly ascendingLevel to slightly ascendingSlightly ascending, level, slightly descendingLevel to ascending