Lophostemon suaveolens

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Lophostemon suaveolens
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Lophostemon
Species:
L. suaveolens
Binomial name
Lophostemon suaveolens
Synonyms
  • Tristania suaveolens Sm.

Lophostemon suaveolens is a tree species, also known as swamp mahogany, swamp box or swamp turpentine, of the botanical family Myrtaceae. [1]

It grows to a medium-sized tree, native in Australia and New Guinea.

In Australia, botanical sources describe it as naturally occurring from the north coast of NSW through eastern Queensland to Cape York Peninsula, including the Queensland wet tropics where it extends up to 900m above sea level; it grows in swampy ground or alluvial river flats, in open forests, gallery forests, and the margins of rainforests. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Lophostemon suaveolens". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government . Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. Wilson, Peter G. (2001). "Lophostemon suaveolens – New South Wales Flora Online". PlantNET – The Plant Information Network System. 2.0. Sydney, Australia: The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust. Retrieved 13 March 2013.