Myrtaceae Juss.
Eucalyptus hamersleyana D.J.Carr & S.G.M.Carr , legitimate, scientific
Carr, D.J. & Carr, S.G.M. (1987), Eucalyptus II - The rubber cuticle, and other studies of the Corymbosae: 256, 258, 260, Fig. 7.3(1-5), Fig. 7.4 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: M.I.H.Brooker 4563, 13 km E of the railway crossing, at junction Wittenoom - Dampier line and Roebourne line, 21 15'S, 117 05'E, 23 April 1975. Holo: PERTH; iso: CANB, MEL, AD, NSW.
  • Etymology: "The species is named for the Hamersley family, early settlers in Western Australia, who have exerted an important influence in its pastoral development. Edward Hamersley, a member of the Governor's Legislative Council, was 'one of the most liberal promoters of the expedition' led by F.T.Gregory in 1861 to the north-west coast... Gregory named the Hamersley Range in his honour."
Green, J.W. (20 June 1988), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2, Suppl. 6: 18 [secondary reference]
Brooker, M.I.H. & Kleinig, D.A. (1994), Field Guide to Eucalypts Edn. 1, 3 (Northern Australia): 96 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus bynoeana D.J.Carr & S.G.M.Carr legitimate taxonomic synonym: Eucalyptus hesperis D.J.Carr & S.G.M.Carr legitimate
Hill, K.D. & Johnson, L.A.S. (13 December 1995), Systematic studies in the eucalypts. 7. A revision of the bloodwoods, genus Corymbia (Myrtaceae). Telopea 6(2-3): 314 [basionym]
basionym of: Corymbia hamersleyana (D.J.Carr & S.G.M.Carr) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson legitimate
Brooker, M.I.H. (28 February 2000), A new classification of the genus Eucalyptus L'Her. (Myrtaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 13(1): 88 [secondary reference]
Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research (2006), EUCLID Edn. 3: - [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Corymbia hamersleyana (D.J.Carr & S.G.M.Carr) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Corymbia hamersleyana (D.J.Carr & S.G.M.Carr) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson legitimate