This native tree is commonly known as broad-leaved poplar gum.
Eucalyptus platyphylla is described as a "dicot" in the Myrtaceae family.
Flagged as a potential locally significant species in the Fraser Coast Region. In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Recorded distribution north from Miriam Vale outside of Fraser Coast region. Reported at Tandora.
It has not been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census but is listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
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Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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