Black Gum

Eucalyptus ovata

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Eucalyptus ovata, commonly known as Swamp Gum or Black Gum, is a widespread occurring Australian eucalypt. The species was first described in 1806 by Jacques Labillardière in Novae Hollandiae plantarum specimen. The locality given in that work is "in terrâ Van-Leuwin", indicating Southwest Australia, but the species does not occur in that region.

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  1. (c) Tony Rodd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/tony_rodd/1896210630/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucalyptus_ovata

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