Corymbia ptychocarpa (Swamp Bloodwood)
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Inflorescence of Corymbia ptychocarpa commonly known as Swamp Bloodwood
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Swamp Bloodwood (Corymbia ptychocarpa) in flower at Mareeba, Queensland
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Credits:
Description, Habitat and Distribution information is sourced from: G.M.Chippendale (2017) Eucalyptus ptychocarpa. In: Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Eucalyptus%20ptychocarpa Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license.
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SWAMP BLOODWOOD FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Swamp Bloodwood
Other Names
Spring Bloodwood
Description
The Swamp Bloodwood is a tree to 20 m. Bark tessellated or fibrous throughout, grey-brown. Juvenile leaves petiolate, elliptic. Adult leaves mostly alternate, narrowly ovate to lanceolate, acute or acuminate, thick; lamina 20-30 cm long, 5-13 cm wide, green or grey-green, strongly discolorous; lateral veins many, prominent, at 65° -80° ; intramarginal vein confluent with margin; petiole 25-40 mm long. Umbels 3-7-flowered; peduncle thick, terete, up to 30 mm long; pedicels thick, 10-30 mm long. Buds obovoid or clavate, coarsely ribbed; operculum depressed hemispherical or conical, 6-10 mm long, 10-15 mm wide; hypanthium truncate-obovoid, 15-20 mm long, 10-18 mm wide. Fruits truncate-ovoid or cylindrical, strongly ribbed, 3.5-4.5 cm long, 2.5-3.5 cm wide. Seeds winged at one end, yellow-brown.
Habitat
Usually grows near moist sites such as springs, creeks and at the base of hills.
Distribution
Occurs in the Kimberley, W.A., northern N.T. including coastal islands, and near Wollogorong, far north-western Qld.
Growth Characteristics
Height: 8m - 15m
Spread: 3m - 10m
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Myrtales | | Family: | Myrtaceae | | Genus: | Corymbia | | Species: | ptychocarpa | | Common Name: | Swamp Bloodwood |
Relatives in same Genus
Corymbia aparrerinja
Corymbia citriodora
Corymbia gummifera
Corymbia intermedia
Corymbia maculata
Corymbia setosa
Corymbia terminalis
Corymbia tessellaris
Corymbia torelliana
Corymbia 'Summer Red'
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