This native tree is commonly known as scaly-barked ironwood.
Backhousia kingii is described as a "dicot" in the Myrtaceae family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Nearest record to Fraser Coast region is north-west of Biggenden.
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/269433682
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census but is not 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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