| Shining gum | |
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| Eucalyptus nitens - New England National Park, NSW | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Eucalyptus |
| Species: | E. nitens
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| Binomial name | |
| Eucalyptus nitens | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Eucalyptus goniocalyx var. nitens H.Deane & Maiden | |
Eucalyptus nitens, commonly known as shining gum or silvertop,[2] is a species of tall tree native to Victoria and eastern New South Wales. It has smooth greyish bark, sometimes with thin, rough bark near the base, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven or nine, white flowers and cup-shaped, barrel-shaped or cylindrical fruit. It grows in wet forests and rainforest margins on fertile soils in cool, high-rainfall areas.
- ^ a b "Eucalyptus nitens". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Eucalyptus nitens". Euclid: Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research. Retrieved 31 May 2020.