Messmate is a
common name
In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, country name, popular name, or farmer's name) is a name that is based on the normal language of everyday life; and is often con ...
for a group of species of tree in the plant genus ''
Eucalyptus
''Eucalyptus'' () is a genus of more than 700 species of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae. Most species of ''Eucalyptus'' are trees, often Mallee (habit), mallees, and a few are shrubs. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalyp ...
'', all of which have rough bark. The name is of uncertain origin.
Species commonly known as "messmate" include:
* ''
E. acmenoides'' (yellow messmate)
* ''
E. cloeziana'' (messmate, Gympie messmate, Queensland messmate, yellow messmate)
* ''
E. exserta'' (messmate, yellow messmate)
* ''
E. macta'' (red messmate)
* ''
E. obliqua'' (messmate, messmate stringybark)
* ''
E. resinifera'' (red messmate)
* ''
E. robertsonii'' (messmate, New South Wales messmate)
* ''
E. robusta'' (swamp messmate)
* ''
E. tetradonta'' (messmate)
References
{{Plant common name
Eucalyptus