Australian Native Plants

   Corymbia gummifera


Corymbia gummifera photo
Corymbia gummifera

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Corymbia gummifera photo
Corymbia gummifera foliage

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Corymbia gummifera photo
Red Bloodwood flowers, Mallacoota, Victoria,

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RED BLOODWOOD FACTS

Common Name
Red Bloodwood

Other Names
Eucalyptusgummifera

Description
The Red Bloodwood is a hardwood tree with fibrous bark and glossy dark green leaves 10cm - 14cm long. Has clusters of cream to white flowers in summer and autumn.

Height
20m - 35m

Habitat
coastal flats and hills

Distribution
eastern Australia from eastern Victoria to south-eastern Queensland.



Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Corymbia
Species:gummifera
Common Name:Red Bloodwood


Relatives in same Genus
  Corymbia maculata
  Corymbia tessellaris
  Corymbia torelliana
  Corymbia 'Summer Red'