Corymbia maculata
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Corymbia maculata(cultivated) Burnley Gardens, Burnley, Victoria, Australia
Photograph by Melburnian. Some rights reserved.
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SPOTTED GUM FACTS
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Common Name
Spotted gum
Description
The Spotted Gum is a medium to tall eucalypt. The distinctive trunk is blotched with patches of old bark remaining on the new smooth, cream bark underneath. The leaves are lance shapes and 10cm - 20 cm long. It has white flowers in winter and spring. Flowers are not a prominent as some other corymbia species. Fruits are barrel shaped and about 15 mm in diameter.
Height
20m - 30m
Spread
10m - 20m
Propagation
seed
Wildlife Interest
attracts honeyeaters
Distribution
Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria.,
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Myrtales | | Family: | Myrtaceae | | Genus: | Corymbia | | Species: | maculata | | Common Name: | Spotted gum |
Relatives in same Genus
Corymbia gummifera
Corymbia tessellaris
Corymbia torelliana
Corymbia 'Summer Red'
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