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 |
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Eucalyptus pilligaensis, commonly known as the Pilliga box or narrow-leaved box,[1] is a species of eucalypt native to eastern Australia.
Taxonomy
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
- ^ 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.