| Shark Bay mallee | |
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| Eucalyptus roycei in Kings Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Eucalyptus |
| Species: | E. roycei
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| Binomial name | |
| Eucalyptus roycei | |
Eucalyptus roycei, commonly known as Shark Bay mallee,[2] is a species of mallee or a small tree that is endemic to a small area along the Gascoyne coast of Western Australia. It has rough fibrous or flaky bark on the lower trunk, smooth greyish bark above, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven or nine, cream-coloured or pale yellow flowers and cylindrical to barrel-shaped, four-sided fruit.
- ^ "Eucalyptus roycei". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "Eucalyptus roycei". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.