Eucalyptus pilligaensis

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Pillaga box
Eucalyptus pilligaensis near Gilgandra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species:
E. pilligaensis
Binomial name
Eucalyptus pilligaensis
flower buds and flowers

Eucalyptus pilligaensis, commonly known as the Pilliga box or narrow-leaved box,[1] is a species of eucalypt native to eastern Australia.

Taxonomy[edit]

Eucalyptus pilligaensis was first formally described in 1920 by Joseph Maiden in Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales.[2][3] It is regarded as a synonym of Eucalyptus woollsiana by the Australian Plant Census.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Chippendale, George M. "Eucalyptus pilligaensis". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Eucalyptus pilligaensis". APNI. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  3. ^ Maiden, Joseph (1920). "On a box-tree from New South Wales and Queensland". Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales. 54: 163–166. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Eucalyptus woollsiana". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 2 December 2019.