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Eucalyptus pellita (Large-fruited red mahogany)

Synonyms: Eucalyptus resinifera var. pellita (homotypic); Eucalyptus resinifera var. spectabilis; Eucalyptus spectabilis

Wikipedia Abstract

Eucalyptus pellita is a tree species that is endemic to north-eastern Queensland in Australia. Common names include, red maghogany, large-fruited red mahogany, Daintree stringybark and red stringybark. The species was formally described in 1864 by Victorian government botanist Ferdinand von Mueller, based on plant material collected near Rockingham Bay by John Dallachy. Populations in New South Wales formerly include in this species are now referred to Eucalyptus scias. Natural hybrids have been recorded with Eucalyptus brassiana and Eucalyptus grandis.
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Specific Gravity [3]  0.734
Structure [2]  Tree

Predators

Petaurus australis (Yellow-bellied Glider)[4]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 3Chave J, Coomes D, Jansen S, Lewis SL, Swenson NG, Zanne AE (2009) Towards a worldwide wood economics spectrum. Ecology Letters 12: 351-366. Zanne AE, Lopez-Gonzalez G, Coomes DA, Ilic J, Jansen S, Lewis SL, Miller RB, Swenson NG, Wiemann MC, Chave J (2009) Data from: Towards a worldwide wood economics spectrum. Dryad Digital Repository.
♦ 4The foraging behaviour of a nectar feeding marsupial, Petaurus australis, Ross L. Goldingay, Oecologia (1990) 85:191-199
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0