Corymbia gummifera

Red bloodwood
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Corymbia
Species:
C. gummifera
Binomial name
Corymbia gummifera
Synonyms[1]
Synonyms
  • Eucalyptus corymbosa Sm.
  • Eucalyptus corymbosa Sm. var. corymbosa
  • Eucalyptus corymbosus Cav. orth. var.
  • Eucalyptus gummifera (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Hochr.
  • Eucalyptus gummifera (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Hochr. var. gummifera
  • Eucalyptus longifolia Maiden nom. inval., pro syn.
  • Eucalyptus oppositifolia Desf. nom. inval., nom. nud.
  • Eucalyptus purpurascens var. petiolaris DC.
  • Metrosideros gummifera Sol. ex Gaertn.
Buds and flowers
Fruit
Illustration from a book by Joseph Maiden

Corymbia gummifera, commonly known as red bloodwood,[2] is a species of tree, rarely a mallee, that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has rough, tessellated bark on the trunk and branches, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, creamy white flowers and urn-shaped fruit.

  1. ^ a b "Corymbia gummifera". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  2. ^ Boland, Douglas J.; Brooker, M. Ian H.; McDonald, Maurice W.; Chippendale, George M.; Kleinig, David A.; Hall, Norman; Johnson, R.D.; Hyland, Bernard P.M.; Turner, J.D. (2006). Forest Trees of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing. p. 238. ISBN 0643069690.