Rainbow eucalyptus | |
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Looking up from the trunk to treetop of a Eucalyptus deglupta | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Eucalyptus |
Species: | E. deglupta
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Binomial name | |
Eucalyptus deglupta | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Eucalyptus deglupta is a species of tall tree, commonly known as the rainbow eucalyptus,[3] Mindanao gum, or rainbow gum[4] that is native to the Philippines, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. It is the only Eucalyptus species that usually lives in rainforest, with a natural range that extends into the Northern Hemisphere. It is characterized by multi-coloured bark.