Corymbia papuana

Corymbia papuana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Corymbia
Species: C. papuana
Binomial name
Corymbia papuana
(F.Muell.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson
Synonyms
  • Eucalyptus papuana F.Muell.

Corymbia papuana, formerly (and sometimes still) known as Eucalyptus papuana, is an evergreen tree native to New Guinea and northern Australia.[1]

Classification

In the 1990s, ghost gums, along with the bloodwoods, were reclassified from the Eucalyptus genus to the Corymbia, though not all botanists agree.[2][3] This reclassification was based on the work of two botanists, Ken Hill and Lawrie Johnson, who worked at the National Herbarium of New South Wales in Sydney.[2]

References

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