Lophostemon suaveolens

Lophostemon suaveolens
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Lophostemon
Species:	L. suaveolens
Binomial name
Lophostemon suaveolens (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh. [2] [3]
Synonyms [3]
8 synonyms Melaleuca suaveolensSol. ex Gaertn. Tristania suaveolens(Sol. ex Gaertn.) Sm. Tristania suaveolens var. vulgaris Domin Lophostemon depressus Schott Tristania depressa Link Tristania rhytiphloia F.Muell. Tristania salicifoliaLink ex Steud. Tristania suaveolens var. glabrescens F.M.Bailey

Lophostemon suaveolens, commonly known as swamp mahogany, swamp box or swamp turpentine, is a species of flowering plant in the clove and eucalyptus family Myrtaceae, native to New Guinea and Australia. In Australia, it occurs on the east coast, from north of the Hunter River in New South Wales, through to the top of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland. It grows in sclerophyll forest, swamp forest, gallery forest, and the margins of rainforests. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

References

1. Jimbo, T. (2022). "Lophostemon suaveolens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T198689032A202837424. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T198689032A202837424.en . Retrieved 2 May 2025.
2. "Lophostemon suaveolens". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government . Retrieved 2 May 2025.
3. "Lophostemon suaveolens (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh". Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Wilson, Peter G.; Waterhouse, John T. (1982). "A review of the genus Tristania R. Br. (Myrtaceae): a heterogeneous assemblage of five genera". Australian Journal of Botany. 30 (4): 413–446. Bibcode:1982AuJB...30..413W. doi:10.1071/BT9820413.