Corymbia papuana

Corymbia papuana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Corymbia
Species:	C. papuana
Binomial name
Corymbia papuana (F.Muell.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson
Synonyms
Eucalyptus papuana F.Muell.

Corymbia papuana, formerly (and sometimes still) known as Eucalyptus papuana, is an evergreen tree that is native to New Guinea and northern Australia.^[1]

Classification

In the 1990s, Ghost Gums, along with the Bloodwoods, were reclassified from the Eucalyptus genus to the Corymbia, though not all botanists agree.^[2][3] This reclassification was based on the work of two botanists, Ken Hill and Lawrie Johnson, who worked at the National Herbarium of New South Wales in Sydney.^[2]

Notes

1. ^ "Corymbia papuana (F.Muell.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=73390. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Lyne, Andrew (1996) "What's a Corymbia? A New Name for the Bloodwood and Ghost Gum Eucalypts", Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, 5 August 1996
3. ^ Barrow, Jim (2009) "Corymbia, Corymbia: wherefore art thou Corymbia?", Wildflower Society of Western Australia, Newsletter, May 2000

References

1. ^ "Corymbia papuana (F.Muell.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=73390. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Lyne, Andrew (1996) "What's a Corymbia? A New Name for the Bloodwood and Ghost Gum Eucalypts", Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, 5 August 1996
3. ^ Barrow, Jim (2009) "Corymbia, Corymbia: wherefore art thou Corymbia?", Wildflower Society of Western Australia, Newsletter, May 2000