Lophostemon confertus

Lophostemon confertus (syn. Tristania conferta), is an evergreen tree native to Australia, though it is cultivated in the United States and elsewhere. Common names include brush box, Queensland box, Brisbane box, pink box, box scrub, and vinegartree. Its natural range in Australia is north-east New South Wales and coastal Queensland but it is commonly used as a street tree in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and other cities in eastern Australia.

Lophostemon confertus
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Lophostemon
Species:	L. confertus
Binomial name
Lophostemon confertus (R.Br.) Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh.
Synonyms
Lophostemon arborescens Schott Melaleuca conferta (R.Br.) Steud. Tristania conferta R.Br. Tristania conferta Griff. Misapplied Tristania depressa A.Cunn. Tristania griffithii Kurz Tristania macrophylla A.Cunn. Tristania subverticillata H.Wendl.