Eucalyptus exserta

Queensland peppermint
Eucalyptus exserta growing near Gogango, Queensland
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species:
E. exserta
Binomial name
Eucalyptus exserta
Synonyms
  • Eucalyptus exserta F.Muell. var. exserta
  • Eucalyptus exserta var. parvula Blakely
  • Eucalyptus insulana F.M.Bailey
  • Eucalyptus teretecornis var. insulana Grimwade

Eucalyptus exserta, commonly known as Queensland peppermint, peppermint, bendo, yellow messmate or messmate, is a species of tree or a mallee and is endemic to eastern Australia. It has hard, fibrous bark, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and hemispherical or cup-shaped fruit.

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