Categories | Tree |
Common Name(s) | Spotted Gum |
Family | Myrtaceae |
"Tree to 50 m tall. Forming a lignotuber. Bark smooth throughout, white to pink or coppery, often powdery, shedding in thin curling flakes..." (Euclid, 4th Ed.)
Corymbia citriodora subsp. variegata is separated from C.citriodora subsp. citriodora by its mottled bark and lack of lemon scent. Although the distributions vary, they do overlap.
"From Carnarvon Gorge east to about Maryborough in Queensland, southalong the coast of New South Wales to Grafton." (Brooker, M.I.H., and Kleinig, D.A., 2004)
EUCLID Eucalypts of Australia Edition 4 (2015, internet based, hosted by the Atlas of Living Australia). Date accessed: Oct 11, 2019.
http://keyserver.lucidcentral.org:8080/euclid/data/02050e02-0108-490e-8900-0e0601070d00/media/Html/Corymbia_citriodora.htm http://keyserver.lucidcentral.org:8080/euclid/data/02050e02-0108-490e-8900-0e0601070d00/media/Html/Bloodwoods.htm http://keyserver.lucidcentral.org:8080/euclid/data/02050e02-0108-490e-8900-0e0601070d00/media/Html/Bloodwoods.htm#spottedgums Brooker M.I.H., Kleinig D.A. (2004) ‘Field guide to eucalypts. Vol. 3. 2nd edn. (Bloomings Books: Melbourne)