Corymbia papuana
| Corymbia papuana | |
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| 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 | |
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Corymbia papuana, formerly (and sometimes still) known as Eucalyptus papuana, is an evergreen tree that is 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]
Notes
- ↑ "Corymbia papuana (F.Muell.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lyne, Andrew (1996) "What's a Corymbia? A New Name for the Bloodwood and Ghost Gum Eucalypts", Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, 5 August 1996
- ↑ Barrow, Jim (2009) "Corymbia, Corymbia: wherefore art thou Corymbia?", Wildflower Society of Western Australia, Newsletter, May 2000