Xanthostemon verticillatus

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Xanthostemon verticillatus
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Cultivated, Brisbane, 2011
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Cultivated, Maleny, SE. Queensland, 2011
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Xanthostemon
Species:
X. verticillatus
Binomial name
Xanthostemon verticillatus

Xanthostemon verticillatus is a species of trees from the plant family Myrtaceae endemic to the Wet Tropics rainforests of northeastern Queensland. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Xanthostemon verticillatus". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  2. "Xanthostemon verticillatus(C.T.White & W.D.Francis) L.S.Sm.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  3. F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Xanthostemon verticillatus". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government . Retrieved 20 June 2021.