Eucalyptus risdonii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Angiosperms |
Class: | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Eucalyptus |
Species: | E. risdonii |
Binomial name | |
Eucalyptus risdnonii Hook.f, 1847 |
Eucalyptus risdonii is a rare species of Eucalypt, endemic to southern Tasmania.[1] E. risdonii was first described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1847.[2] Its common names include Risdon peppermint.[3][4] It is reported as being a juvenilised form of its sister species , E. tenuiramis[5]
E. risdonii is the floral emblem of Geilston Bay High School[6]