Myrtaceae

E. camaldulensis Dahnh., Cat. P1. Horti Camaid. ed. 2:20 (1832). Syn: E. rostratus Schlecht. in Linnaea 20:655 (1847) non Cav. (1797). Tree up to 15 m: bark smooth, deciduous. Juvenile leaves narrowly to broadly lanceolate, 6-9 x 2.5-4 cm. Adult leaves narrowly lancolate, 12-22 x 0.8-2 cm. Umbels 5-10-flowered; peduncles 10-20 mm, terete. Operculum conical to rostrate. Fruit 7-8 x 5-9 mm, hemispherical with a broad rim; valves exserted, incurved. Ft. 11-5. Commercially grown, especially around Mersin and Adana; also extensively naturalized and invasive on roadsides, sand dunes, etc. Outer Anatolia, Islands. A2(A) Istanbul: Prinkipo, 20 ix 1903, Azn.! Bl Izmir: Baleova to Inciralti, A. & T. Baytop 2650! C3 Antalya: Antalya to Side, A. & T. Bay top et al. 8494! C5 Içel: Çukurova, Tarsus, Deaver T113! Adana: Karataş, A. Baytop 15059! G9Hatay: Dörtyol, A. & T. Baytop 7021! Is: Rodhos, 10-20 m, D. 40389! c6 Native in Australia: cultivated and naturalized in S. Europe. A variable species closely allied to and easily confused with E. tereticornis.