Messmate
Messmate is a common name for a group of Eucalyptus trees. They all have rough bark. It is not known where the name came from.[1]
Species commonly known as "messmate" include:[2]
- E. acmenoides (Yellow Messmate)
- E. cloeziana (Messmate, Gympie Messmate, Queensland Messmate, Yellow Messmate)
- E. exserta (Messmate, Yellow Messmate)
- E. macta (Red Messmate)
- E. obliqua (Messmate, Messmate Stringybark)
- E. resinifera (Red Messmate)
- E. robertsonii (Messmate, New South Wales Messmate)
- E. robusta (Swamp Messmate)
- E. tetradonta (Messmate)
References
- ↑ Boland, D. J.. Forest Trees of Australia (1985). ISBN 0-643-05423-5.
- ↑ Australian Plant Common Name DatabaseAustralian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2007-07-15.