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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Myrtaceae — severalAustralian box trees .
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Examples
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Lophostemon suaveolens, Syncarpia glomulifera and Casuarina spp.
Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site, Australia 2008
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To the west, the rain forest abuts Lophostemon - Eucalyptus open forest.
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At high altitudes along ridges the dominant eucalypt is Eucalyptus campanulata, with E. microcorys, E. saligna and Lophostemon confertus communities at lower altitudes.
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Common species in wet eucalypt forests of southern Queensland and northern New South Wales include tallowwod (E. microcorys), blackbutt (E. pilularis), brush box (Lophostemon confertus), flooded gum (E. grandis), and Gympie messmate (E. cloeziana) which is restricted to southern Queensland.
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