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Corymbia gummifera (Gaertn.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson
Family Myrtaceae
Common name: red bloodwood

Corymbia gummifera (Gaertn.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson APNI*

Synonyms: Eucalyptus gummifera (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Hochr. APNI*
Eucalyptus corymbosa Sm. APNI*

Description: Tree to 30 m high; bark persistent to smaller branches, red-brown or grey-brown, tessellated, peeling above.

Juvenile leaves disjunct, lanceolate to broad-lanceolate, peltate at early stages, with simple hairs. Adult leaves disjunct, lanceolate, 10–16 cm long, 2–4 cm wide, green, dull or glossy, discolorous, penniveined.

Conflorescence compound; umbellasters 7-flowered; peduncle terete, 17–30 mm long; pedicels terete, 9–14 mm long. Buds clavate to pyriform, 9–11 mm long, 5–6 mm diam., scar absent; calyptra hemispherical or conical (slightly rostrate), shorter than and as wide as hypanthium.

Fruit urceolate, 12–20 mm long, 10–15 mm diam.; disc depressed; valves enclosed.


Illustration
M. Flockton

Habit
Photo D. Hardin

Fruit
Photo J. & P. Edwards

Herbarium
Sheet

Distribution and occurrence: Abundant, in dry sclerophyll forest or woodland on low fertility sand or sandstone.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, SC, NT, CT
Other Australian states: Qld Vic.
AVH map***

Text by K.D. Hill
Taxon concept:


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***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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