Eucalyptus kitsoniana
| Eucalyptus kitsoniana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Eucalyptus |
| Species: | E. accedens |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucalyptus kitsoniana | |
Eucalyptus kitsoniana, also known as the Gippsland Mallee or Bog Gum, is a species of native Australian tree. It is known for its adaptability and rapidity of growth. It is grown as a single or multi-trunked specimen.
Eucalyptus kitsoniana is named in honour of the geologist Sir Albert Ernest Kitson who was a keen naturalist.[1]
References
- ↑ Stan Kelly, George McCartney Chippendale, R. D. Johnston, Eucalypts, Nelson 1969, page 42. N. Hall, Botanists of the Eucalypts: Short Biographies of People who Have Named Eucalypts, Whose Names Have Been Given to Species Or who Have Collected Type Material, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 1977, pages 79–80