''Lophostemon suaveolens'', commonly known as swamp mahogany, swamp box or swamp turpentine, is a species of flowering plant in the clove and eucalyptus family

Myrtaceae Myrtaceae (), the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All ...

, native to New Guinea and Australia. In Australia, it occurs on the east coast, from north of the

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in New South Wales, through to the top of

Cape York Peninsula The Cape York Peninsula is a peninsula located in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is the largest wilderness in northern Australia.Mittermeier, R.E. et al. (2002). Wilderness: Earth's last wild places. Mexico City: Agrupación Sierra Madre, ...

in Queensland. It grows in

sclerophyll forest Sclerophyll is a type of vegetation that is adapted to long periods of dryness and heat. The plants feature hard leaves, short internodes (the distance between leaves along the stem) and leaf orientation which is parallel or oblique to direct ...

, swamp forest,

gallery forest A gallery forest is one formed as a corridor along rivers or wetlands, projecting into landscapes that are otherwise only sparsely treed such as savannas, grasslands, or deserts. The gallery forest maintains a more temperate microclimate above th ...

, and the margins of rainforests.

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suaveolens Myrtales of Australia Flora of Queensland Flora of New South Wales Plants described in 1982 {{Australia-rosid-stub