Eucalyptus pellita

Large-fruited red mahogany
	Flowers and buds of Eucalyptus pellita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Eucalyptus
Species:	E. pellita
Binomial name
	Eucalyptus pellita; F.Muell.
Synonyms
	Eucalyptus biterranea L.A.S.Johnson & K.D.Hill; Eucalyptus resinifera var. pellita (F.Muell.) F.M.Bailey; Eucalyptus resinifera var. spectabilis (F.Muell.) F.M.Bailey; Eucalyptus spectabilis F.Muell.;

Eucalyptus pellita, commonly known as the large-fruited red mahogany, is a species of medium to tall tree that is endemic to north-eastern Queensland. It has rough, fibrous or flaky bark on the trunk and branches, lance-shaped to egg-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and cup-shaped to conical fruit.

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