Eucalyptus platyphylla is a tree that typically grows to a height of 20 m (66 ft) and forms a lignotuber.

It has smooth, powdery, pale pink to greenish white bark.

[2][3] Eucalyptus platyphylla was first formally described in 1859 by Ferdinand von Mueller in Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Botany from material collected near the Burdekin River.

[2] Poplar gum is mostly found within 100 km (62 mi) of the coast in soils that often remain west for long periods.

[2][3] This eucalypt is listed as "least concern" under the Queensland Government Nature Conservation Act 1992.