Myrtaceae
Giant ironwood
Backhousia subargentea
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Backhousia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Giant ironwood, Ironwood box, Lancewood, Scrub ironwood
Synonyms
- Choricarpia subargentea (C.T.White) L.A.S.Johnson
- Syncarpia subargentea C.T.White
- Syncarpia subargentea var. latifolia C.T.White
Photos
Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Scott W. Gavins, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tony van Kampen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tony van Kampen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tony van Kampen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.