Backhousia kingii
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| Specimen BRI AQ0577568 CC-BY 4.0, Queensland Herbarium | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Backhousia |
| Species: | B. kingii
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| Backhousia kingii | |
Backhousia kingii (common name scaly bark ironwood)[1] is a species of Myrtaceae endemic to Queensland,[2] which was first described in 1988 by Gordon Guymer.[3][4]
Description
[edit]It is a tree growing up to 20 metres high with pale brown or greyish bark, which sheds in strips.[1]
The leaves are opposite and highly aromatic when crushed, with oil glands which are dense and obvious.[1]
Distribution
[edit]It is found from the south of Mackay to Gayndah growing in vine thickets from close to sea level up to 400 metrres above sea-level.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Zich F.A., Hyland B.P.M., Whiffin T., Kerrigan R.A. (2020). "Backhousia kingii". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants, Edition 8. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Backhousia kingii Guymer | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ "Backhousia kingii". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ G P Guymer (1988). "A NEW SPECIES OF BACKHOUSIA HOOK. & HARVEY (MYRTACEAE) FROM QUEENSLAND AND A REAPPRAISAL OF BACKHOUSIA FLORIBUNDA A.J. SCOTT". Austrobaileya. 2: 567-569 [567, Fig. 1]. ISSN 0155-4131. JSTOR 41738725. Wikidata Q92299989.
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