Cup gum | |
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Eucalyptus cosmophylla, Kangaroo Island, SA | |
Eucalyptus cosmophylla, Cranbourne Botanic Gardens, VIC | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Eucalyptus |
Species: | E. cosmophylla
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Binomial name | |
Eucalyptus cosmophylla | |
Collections data from AVH | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Eucalyptus cosmophylla F.Muell. f. cosmophylla |
Eucalyptus cosmophylla, commonly known as cup gum,[3] bog gum or scrub gum,[4] is a species of small tree or mallee that is endemic to South Australia. It usually has smooth bark and lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds arranged in groups of three, white flowers and cup-shaped, cylindrical or hemispherical fruit.