White gum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Eucalyptus |
Species: | E. alba |
Binomial name | |
Eucalyptus alba Reinw. ex Blume |
Eucalyptus alba, or white gum, is a species of Eucalyptus which is native to Australia, Timor Leste, and East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. It was first described in 1826.[1]