Eucalyptus beaniana

Description

Eucalyptus beaniana,commonly known as the Bean's ironbark,is a eucalypt that is native to Queensland.The medium-sized tree typically grows to a height of 14 to 22 metres (46 to 72 ft).It has hard,grey to black bark that is persistent on the trunk and most branches and is longitudinally furrowed.Smaller branches have bark that is smooth and white.Adult leaves are narrowly lanceolate and pendulous,the blade is 8 to 15 mm (0.31 to 0.59 in) with the same colour on both sides.The flowers appear in September as terminal clusters and produce egg-shaped buds that are 6 to 7 millimetres (0.24 to 0.28 in) long and 2 to 3 mm (0.08 to 0.12 in).Fruit that is cup or funnel-shaped and 5 to 6 mm (0.20 to 0.24 in) in length follow.E.beaniana is closely related to Eucalyptus taurina,but can be distinguished by the linear juvenile leaves and by larger amount of smooth bark on the branches.It is found growing in shallow and sandy soils as part of woodland communities along with numerous other eucalypt species,on quartzose and sandstone ridges.Its range is limited and the species is only known from two locations at Isla Gorge and north-east of Baroondah station cattle station in south east Queensland.The species was first described by the botanists,Lawrence Johnson and Ken Hill in 1991 in the journal Telopea from samples collected near the Isla Gorge lookout by Johnson and Bean in 1984.E.beaniana was listed as vulnerable in 2008 eligible for under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.