| Scalybark | |
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| At Erskine Creek | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Syzygium |
| Species: | S. fullagarii
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| Binomial name | |
| Syzygium fullagarii (F.Muell.) Craven
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| Synonyms | |
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Cleistocalyx fullagarii | |
Syzygium fullagarii, commonly known as the scalybark, is a relatively large tree in the family Myrtaceae. It is found only on Lord Howe Island.[1] It grows to 20 metres (66 feet) tall, up to an altitude of 400 metres above sea level in sheltered areas, often in rainforest. The bark is reddish brown, usually flaking to the touch. The base of the tree is often heavily buttressed. Known for many years as Cleistocalyx fullagarii, however, in recent times it has been placed in the large genus Syzygium.
- ^ "Syzygium fullagarii". PlantNet NSW Flora online. NSW Government. Retrieved September 15, 2012.