Eucalyptus pilligaensis
Appearance
Pillaga box | |
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Eucalyptus pilligaensis near Gilgandra | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Eucalyptus |
Species: | E. pilligaensis
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Binomial name | |
Eucalyptus pilligaensis |
Eucalyptus pilligaensis, commonly known as the Pilliga box or narrow-leaved box,[1] is a species of eucalypt native to eastern Australia.
Taxonomy
[edit]Eucalyptus pilligaensis was first formally described in 1920 by Joseph Maiden in Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales.[2][3] It is regarded as a synonym of Eucalyptus woollsiana by the Australian Plant Census.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Chippendale, George M. "Eucalyptus pilligaensis". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "Eucalyptus pilligaensis". APNI. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ Maiden, Joseph (1920). "On a box-tree from New South Wales and Queensland". Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales. 54: 163–166. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "Eucalyptus woollsiana". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 2 December 2019.