▁st ems ▁that ▁are ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁square ▁in ▁cross - section ▁and ▁lance - sh aped ▁to ▁egg - sh aped , ▁pet i olate ▁leaves ▁that ▁are ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁wide . ▁Ad ult ▁leaves ▁are ▁the ▁same ▁sh ade ▁of ▁green ▁on ▁both ▁sides , ▁lance - sh aped ▁to ▁cur ved , ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁wide ▁on ▁a ▁pet io le ▁ ▁long . ▁The ▁flower ▁bud s ▁are ▁arranged ▁in ▁leaf ▁ax ils ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁ends ▁of ▁branch lets ▁on ▁a ▁branch ed ▁ped un cle ▁ ▁long . ▁Each ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁ped un cle ▁has ▁groups ▁of ▁seven ▁bud s , ▁the ▁individual ▁bud s ▁on ▁p edic els ▁ ▁long . ▁M ature ▁bud s ▁are ▁green , ▁o val , ▁about ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁wide ▁with ▁a ▁con ical ▁oper cul um . ▁The ▁flowers ▁are ▁white ▁and ▁the ▁fruit ▁is ▁a ▁wo ody ▁p ear - sh aped , ▁cup - sh aped ▁or ▁bar rel - sh aped ▁caps ule ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁wide ▁with ▁the ▁val ves ▁below ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁the ▁rim . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁and ▁naming ▁Eu cal y pt us ▁large ana ▁was ▁first ▁formally ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁by ▁William ▁Bla k ely ▁from ▁a ▁spec imen ▁collected ▁by ▁Wil fred ▁Alexander ▁de ▁Be u ze ville ▁and ▁Richard ▁Lar ge ▁in ▁the ▁" Av on ▁State ▁Forest , ▁Cra ven ". ▁The ▁description ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁Bla