Eucalyptus porosa
MYRTACEAE
Mallee Box, Black Mallee, Quorn Mallee, Peppermint Box, South Australian Mallee.
Small tree 4 to 10 m. Multi or single stemmed.
Rough grey, brown bark.
Bright green to olive green leaves. Narrow or broad leaves, 5 to 1o cm x 7 to 25mm, with a mid rib quite distant from the leaf edge.
Buds are pear or club shaped with a rounded cap. In groups of 3 to 7, mostly in leaf axils.
White flowers from Spring to Winter.
Woody ovoid nuts 5 to 7 mm long x 5 to 6mm diam, depressed disc with enclosed 4 to 5 valves.
Occurs in southern SA & VIC.