''Arillastrum'' is a

monotypic genus In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...

tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are ...

s in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, containing the single species ''Arillastrum gummiferum''. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...

to southern New Caledonia.Wilcox, M. (2004)
''Le chêne gomme'' (''Arillastrum gummiferum'') – New Caledonia's eucalypt.
''Auckland Bot. Soc. J'' 59(1), 43-44. It is related to ''

Eucalyptus ''Eucalyptus'' () is a genus of over seven hundred species of flowering trees, shrubs or mallees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalypteae, including '' Corymbia'', they are commonly known as e ...

'', but more closely to '' Angophora'' and '' Corymbia''.Thornhill, Andrew H., Simon Y.W. Ho, Carsten Külheim, and Michael D. Crisp. (2015) "Interpreting the Modern Distribution of Myrtaceae Using a Dated Molecular Phylogeny." Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 93: 29–43. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2015.07.007. It is a tree up to 35 meters tall with a trunk over a meter wide. It might flower only every seven years. The flowers each have four clusters of stamens and staminodes. This species grows on

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substrates. It grows in stands with other individuals of its species. The species has been called "one of New Caledonia's most economically and ecologically significant trees". It has been heavily exploited for its strong, dark red, resinous

wood Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite of cellulose fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin ...

, which is useful for the construction of buildings, bridges, boats, and

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. Its populations have been significantly reduced by logging.

References

Myrtaceae Monotypic Myrtaceae genera Endemic flora of New Caledonia Taxa named by Henri Ernest Baillon Taxa named by Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart Taxa named by Jean Antoine Arthur Gris Taxa named by Jean Armand Isidore Pancher {{Myrtaceae-stub