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Service Notice

The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

The notice period started at 9:00 am on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 +08:00 and will end at 12:00 pm on Monday, 15 December 2025 +08:00.

Eucalyptus oligantha Schauer
Broad-leaved Box

Reference
Walp., Repert.Bot.Syst. (Walpers) 2:926 (1843)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tree, to 15 m high, bark persisitent throughout, pale grey, shortly fibrous-flaky. Fl. white. Sandy loam, clay, alluvium. Open sites, near creeks.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 25 June 2002

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Northern Kimberley.
IBRA Subregions
Berkeley, Mitchell, Pentecost.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Derby-West Kimberley, Wyndham-East Kimberley.