Myrtaceae Juss.
Eucalyptus ecdysiastes K.D.Hill ex D.Nicolle & M.E.French , legitimate, scientific
Nicolle, D. & French, M.E. (18 November 2021), A taxonomic revision of the semi-cryptic narrow-leaved mallees (Eucalyptus series Porantherae, Myrtaceae) from southern Australia. Swainsona 35: 113-116, Figs 28, 29 (map) [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Holotypus: Western Australia, 19.9 km S of Coolgardie on Burra Rock Rd, 12 Nov. 1985, M.I.H. Brooker 9074 (PERTH01379488). Isotypus: CANB430651; MEL0680043; NSW349878."
taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus hypochlamydea subsp. 'smooth bark' [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus horistes subsp. 'smooth bark' [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus sp. Southern smooth-bark (D.Nicolle & M.French DN 6916) [n/a] pro parte taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus sp. Great Victoria Desert (D.Nicolle & M.French DN 3877) D.Nicolle [n/a]
  • Etymology: "From the Greek ecdysisastes (one who escapes from), referring to the smooth, shedding bark, which distinguishes the species from the related E. horistes, with which it was previously included."
  • Text: "This species has previously been recognised under the designation Eucalyptus 'ecdysiastes' (Hill 2004 ms), but a name was never formally published."
Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (21 March 2023), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2022. Nuytsia 34: 10 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus sp. Southern smooth-bark (D.Nicolle & M.French DN 6916) [n/a] pro parte taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus sp. Great Victoria Desert (D.Nicolle & M.French DN 3877) D.Nicolle [n/a]