Forest red gum, blue gum, red irongum | |
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E. tereticornis, Qld | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Eucalyptus |
Species: | E. tereticornis
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Binomial name | |
Eucalyptus tereticornis | |
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Eucalyptus tereticornis, commonly known as forest red gum, blue gum or red irongum,[3] is a species of tree that is native to eastern Australia and southern New Guinea. It has smooth bark, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, nine or eleven, white flowers and hemispherical fruit.