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Operculum: An operculum (pl. opercula) or calyptra (from Ancient Greek καλύπτρα (kalúptra) 'veil') is a cap-like structure in some flowering plants, mosses, and fungi. It is a covering, hood or lid, describing a feature in plant morphology.
Angophria - ANBG
Corymbia - ANBG
Eucalyptus trees- ANBG
Eucalyptus mallees- ANBG
Many eucalypts are called "gum trees" because of a sticky, gum-like substance they exude from their trunks. Some of the other common names for different eucalypts include:
* Apple - They look like apple trees (eg. Angophora bakeri, "Narrow-leaved apple")
* Ash - Their timber is similar to that of European ash trees (eg. E. regnans, "Mountain ash")
* Blackbutt - The lower bark is usually black due to past fires (eg. E. pilularis, "Blackbutt")
* Bloodwood - Timber often has pockets of a dark red gum called "kino" (eg. Corymbia eximia, "Yellow bloodwood")
* Box - The bark stays on the tree and is short fibered; plates of bark may shear off with age (eg. E. melliodora ("Yellow box")
* Ironbark - The bark stays on the tree and is hard and deeply furrowed (eg. E. crebra, "Narrow-leaved ironbark")
* Mallee - Multi-stemmed trees, usually fairly short (eg. E. albida, "White-leaved mallee")
* Peppermint - The oil in the leaves smells like peppermint. (eg. E. dives, "Broad-leaved peppermint")
* Ribbon Gum - Bark is deciduous and is shed in long strips that hang from the branches (eg. E. viminalis, "Ribbon gum")
* Scribbly Gum - The smooth trunk is marked with "scribbles" caused by an insect larva (eg. E. sclerophylla, "Scribbly gum")
* Stringybark - Bark consists of long fibers that can be pulled off in "strings" (eg. E. eugenioides, "Thin-leaved stringybark")