This Heart-leafed Stringybark Eucalyptus camfieldii was painted by Stan Kelly to allow clear identification of the species by showing the stem, bud, leaf and flower.

The specimen of Eucalyptus camfieldii he collected from Hornsby, New South Wales can be seen HERE.

Stan Kelly O.A.M. (1911 – 2001) was known in the Ararat region as an engine driver with a passion for the bush, and painting plants and flowers. In the wider world, Kelly was recognised as one of Australia’s premier botanical illustrators, especially respected for his published works on eucalypts.

Kelly's first book, Australian Eucalypts in Colour, was published in 1949, followed by his most celebrated work, Eucalypts Volumes I & II, first published in 1969, which became a core reference for students of Australian botany.

In 2009, a selection of Kelly’s botanical illustrations was adapted for the ‘N’ series Australian passport.

Stan Kelly OAM (1911–2001) was locally known as an engine driver with an unusual passion for the bush and for painting plants and flowers. In the wider world, he was recognised as one of Australia’s premier botanical illustrators, especially respected for his published works on eucalypts.

Stan Kelly's first book, Australian Eucalypts in Colour, was published in 1949, followed by his most celebrated work Eucalypts Volumes I & II, initially published in 1969, which became a core reference for all students of Australian botany.

In 2009, a selection of his botanical illustrations was adapted for the ‘N’ series Australian passport.