Lophostemon lactifluus

Lophostemon lactifluus, commonly known as swamp mahogany or milky box, is a tree or shrub of the family Myrtaceae native to northern Australia.[1]

Lophostemon lactifluus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Lophostemon
Species:
L. lactifluus
Binomial name
Lophostemon lactifluus
(F.Muell.) Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh.
Synonyms
  • Tristania lactiflua F.Muell.

References

  1. Hyland, B. P. M.; Whiffin, T.; Zich, F. A.; et al. (December 2010). "Factsheet – Lophostemon lactifluus". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants (6.1, online version RFK 6.1 ed.). Cairns, Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), through its Division of Plant Industry; the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research; the Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University. Retrieved 23 April 2013.


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