Corymbia abergiana
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Corymbia abergiana, commonly known as Range Bloodwood or Rockingham Bay Bloodwood, is a bloodwood
native to Queensland
, Australia
.
It was published by Ferdinand von Mueller
in 1878, and named Eucalyptus abergiana in reference to Ernest Aberg
. In 1995, the genus Eucalyptus
was split, with E. abergiana moved into the new genus Corymbia
.
Bloodwood
Bloodwood has several meanings. It is the name of a dark red wood, from South America. It is also a common name for several unrelated groups of trees, for instance:* Brosimum paraense, a tree found in Central and South America...
native to Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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It was published by Ferdinand von Mueller
Ferdinand von Mueller
Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, KCMG was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist.-Early life:...
in 1878, and named Eucalyptus abergiana in reference to Ernest Aberg
Ernest Aberg
Ernst Georg Åberg was a Swedish physician. Born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1823, he wrote a doctoral thesis at Uppsala University in 1850 on the subject of chronic arsenic poisoning. He practiced as a doctor in Stockholm initially, but having contracted tuberculosis, around 1855 he emigrated to...
. In 1995, the genus Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of flowering trees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Members of the genus dominate the tree flora of Australia...
was split, with E. abergiana moved into the new genus Corymbia
Corymbia
Corymbia is a genus of about 113 species of tree that were classified as Eucalyptus species until the mid-1990s. It includes the bloodwoods, ghost gums and spotted gums. The bloodwoods had been recognised as a distinct group within the large and diverse Eucalyptus genus since 1867...
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