Queensland peppermint | |
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Eucalyptus exserta growing near Gogango, Queensland | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Eucalyptus |
Species: | E. exserta
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Binomial name | |
Eucalyptus exserta | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Eucalyptus exserta, commonly known as Queensland peppermint,[2] peppermint, bendo,[3] yellow messmate or messmate, is a species of tree or a mallee and is endemic to eastern Australia. It has hard, fibrous bark, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and hemispherical or cup-shaped fruit.