Eucalyptus stenostoma

Description

The bark is fibrous, grey-black, similar to the peppermint types of eucalyptus. Above the bark is white or creamish-yellow with insect larvae scribbles. The bark sheds in long ribbons. Adult leaves are alternate on the stem. Lanceolate or curved. Leaf oblique at the base, the leaf stem is around 25 to 35 mm long. Leaves are relatively thick and glossy. The same colour green above as below the leaf. The leaves are veiny. Adult leaves 13 to 19 cm long, 1.5 to 3 cm wide. Juvenile leaves are stalk-less, round or broad lanceolate, opposite on the stem. Bluish-green above, paler below. 5 cm long and 2 cm wide. White flowers form in summer. Individual flower stems are round in cross section, however the peduncle is angled and flattened. New gumnuts are glaucous. Gumnuts around 1 cm by 1 cm.