Backhousia kingii

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Backhousia kingii
Specimen BRI AQ0577568
CC-BY 4.0, Queensland Herbarium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Backhousia
Species:
B. kingii
Binomial name
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]

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]

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