White mahogany | |
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White mahogany near its southernmost limit of distribution, at Eastwood, Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Eucalyptus |
Species: | E. acmenoides
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Binomial name | |
Eucalyptus acmenoides | |
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Eucalyptus acmenoides, commonly known as white mahogany or barayly,[3] is a tree that is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a large tree with grey to reddish brown, stringy bark, lance-shaped leaves, oval to spindle-shaped buds and more or less hemispherical fruits. The two sides of adult leaves are very different shades of green.