Collected 1770: Bay of Inlets, Thirsty Sound
Collected 2018: Mt Ommaney
The artist has captured the play of light and air through the weeping layers of foliage and flowers. These leaves are an important koala food and the flowers are a key source of nectar for the honey industry.
Eucalyptus is from the Greek eu, well, and kalypto, cover (as with a lid), alluding to the united calyx and petals forming a cap that is shed as the flowers open. Crebra derives from creber, meaning thickly clustered, referring to the flowers. Caps and flowers are delicately depicted in this artwork.