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Nuytsia
The journal of the Western Australian Herbarium

Diamond gum (Eucalyptus rhomboidea: Myrtaceae), a new threatened species endemic to the Bremer Range of the Southwest Australian Floristic Region
HOPPER, STEPHEN D. AND NICOLLE, D.

Eucalyptus rhomboidea Hopper & D.Nicolle, first collected by the late Ken Newbey in 1979, is described as new. The species is a member of Eucalyptus ser. Subulatae Blakely allied to E. transcontinentalis Maiden. It is confined to the Bremer Range, and it is at risk from present and proposed mining activities.