Eucalyptus pilligaensis

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

Pillaga box
Eucalyptus pilligaensis near Gilgandra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species:
E. pilligaensis
Binomial name
Eucalyptus pilligaensis
flower buds and flowers

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

  1. ^ Chippendale, George M. "Eucalyptus pilligaensis". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Eucalyptus pilligaensis". APNI. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Eucalyptus woollsiana". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 2 December 2019.