Eucalyptus cypellocarpa is a tree that typically grows to a height of 50–65 m (164–213 ft) and forms a lignotuber.

It has smooth white, grey or yellowish bark that is shed in long ribbons.

The flower buds are arranged in leaf axils in groups of seven on a peduncle 8–22 mm (0.31–0.87 in) long, the individual buds sessile or on a pedicel up to 7 mm (0.28 in) long.

[3][4][5][6] Eucalyptus cypellocarpa was first formally described in 1962 by the Australian botanist Lawrie Johnson who collected the type specimen at "Sawmill to Wynne's Rocks, Mt.

It grows from near sea level altitudes to 1,200 m (3,900 ft) and in cool to warm, humid to sub-humid environments with a temperature distribution of −2–31 °C (28–88 °F) with an annual rainfall of 700–1,300 mm (28–51 in).