| Backhousia kingii | |
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| Specimen BRI AQ0577568 CC-BY 4.0, Queensland Herbarium | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Backhousia |
| Species: | B. kingii |
| Binomial name | |
| Backhousia kingii Guymer | |
Backhousia kingii (common name scaly bark ironwood) is a species of Myrtaceae endemic to Queensland, which was first described in 1988 by Gordon Guymer.
Description
It is a tree growing up to 20 metres high with pale brown or greyish bark, which sheds in strips.
The leaves are opposite and highly aromatic when crushed, with oil glands which are dense and obvious.
Distribution
It is found from the south of Mackay to Gayndah growing in vine thickets from close to sea level up to 400 metrres above sea-level.
References
- ^ Zich F.A., Hyland B.P.M., Whiffin T., Kerrigan R.A. (2020). "Backhousia kingii". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants, Edition 8. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "Backhousia kingii Guymer | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- "Backhousia kingii". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- G P Guymer (1988). "A NEW SPECIES OF BACKHOUSIA HOOK. & HARVEY (MYRTACEAE) FROM QUEENSLAND AND A REAPPRAISAL OF BACKHOUSIA FLORIBUNDA A.J. SCOTT". Austrobaileya. 2: 567-569 . ISSN 0155-4131. JSTOR 41738725. Wikidata Q92299989.
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