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Australian Plants on Postage Stamps |
Date of issue: 2 July 2002
Designer: xxxx
Engraver: xxxx
based on painting by Albert Namatjira
Plant: Eucalyptus
papuana
Alternative name = Corymbia papuana
Family: Myrtaceae
Ghost Gum
Upright tree to 16m.
White smooth bark is a feature.
Occurs from arid to monsoon tropical areas of WA, NT, Qld.
Also occurs in Papua New Guinea.