Craven Grey Box - profile

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The areas shown in pink and/purple are the sub-regions where the species or community is known or predicted to occur. They may not occur thoughout the sub-region but may be restricted to certain areas. ( click here to see geographic restrictions). The information presented in this map is only indicative and may contain errors and omissions.

Scientific name: Eucalyptus largeana

Conservation status in NSW: Endangered

Commonwealth status: Endangered

Gazetted date: 16 Nov 2012

Profile last updated: 08 Sep 2020

Description

Described by Hill (1991) as follows: "Tree to 40 m high; bark persistent on trunk and larger branches, grey with whitish patches, fibrous-flaky (`box'), smooth above, white to grey, shedding in short ribbons. Juvenile leaves disjunct, lanceolate to broad-lanceolate, dull dark green. Adult leaves disjunct, narrow-lanceolate, 12–18 cm long, 1–2 cm wide, dark green, dull, concolorous. Conflorescence compound; umbellasters 7-flowered; peduncle terete or 4-angled, 10–15 mm long; pedicels terete, 2–4 mm long. Buds ovoid, 3–5 mm long, 2–3 mm diam., scar present; calyptra hemispherical or conical, shorter than and as wide as hypanthium. All stamens fertile. Fruit pyriform or ovoid, 3–4 mm long, 2–3 mm diam.; disc depressed; valves enclosed."

Distribution

Confined to Gloucester-Craven district and near Pokolbin, although a number of unsubstantiated records exist from outside the currently accepted range. Fourteen populations are believed to be extant and ten populations which have not been sighted in more than 50 years are presumed extinct. A further 18 populations remain unconfirmed, including nine populations reported from outside the currently accepted range.

Populations are known from Copeland Tops State Conservation Area and Berrico Nature Reserve, with unconfirmed records from Talawahl and Glen Nature Reserves and Willi Willi National Park. The majority of remaining populations occur on private lands and roadsides, often as single trees or small clumps interspersed with other tree species.

Habitat and ecology

Often found in wet forest on subcoastal ranges

Regional distribution and habitat

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Threats

Clearing and inappropriate management.
Most populations are small and isolated and, therefore, at risk from local extinction.
Potential disturbance to reproduction and damage to plants due to forestry activities.
Distribution and population information is lacking at some sites.
Germination suppressed by weed invasion.

Recovery strategies

Priority actions are the specific, practical things that must be done to recover a threatened species, population or ecological community. The Office of Environment and Heritage has identified 3 priority actions to help recover the Craven Grey Box in New South Wales.

Activities to assist this species

Fence areas of known habitat.
Protect populations and habitat from clearing.
Protect populations along roadsides.
Undertake surveys to confirm unsubstantiated populations.

IBRA Bioregion	IBRA Subregion	Known or predicted	Geographic restrictions region

New England Tablelands	Walcha Plateau	Predicted	None
NSW North Coast	Barrington	Predicted	None
NSW North Coast	Carrai Plateau	Predicted	None
NSW North Coast	Comboyne Plateau	Predicted	None
NSW North Coast	Karuah Manning	Known	None
NSW North Coast	Macleay Gorges	Predicted	None
NSW North Coast	Macleay Hastings	Known	None
NSW North Coast	Mummel Escarpment	Known	None
NSW North Coast	Upper Hunter	Known	None
NSW North Coast	Upper Manning	Known	None

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