gum-topped box

Eucalyptus moluccana

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Eucalyptus moluccana, commonly known as the grey box or gum-topped box, is a medium-sized to occasionally tall tree with rough, persistent bark on the lower trunk, shedding above to leave a smooth whitish or light grey, sometimes shiny surface; hence the original name Eucalyptus hemiphloia, from the Ancient Greek hemi- "half", -phloia or phloos "bark".

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  1. (c) Tony Rodd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/tony_rodd/8436825287/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucalyptus_moluccana

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