| Dicotyledon | Literature for Corymbia citriodora
Wagner et al., 1990, 1999. |
| Myrtaceae -- The Myrtle Family | Bibliography |
| Corymbia citriodora | |
Common name(s): `eukalikia, gum tree, nuholani, palepiwa, lemon-scented gum |
| General Information | ||
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| Distribution | Native to southeastern Queensland, Australia.In the Hawaiian Islands, naturalized on Kaua`i, O`ahu, Moloka`i, Maui, Hawai`i. | |
| Habit |
Trees 25-40 m tall, bark white or sometimes pink, red or bluish gray, powdery, smooth throughout. |
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| Leaves |
Adult leaves alternate, strongly lemon-scented, blades concolorous, lanceolate to narrowly lanceolate, 8-16 cm long, 0.5-2 cm wide, apex acuminate, petioles 13-20 mm long. |
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| Flowers |
Flowers 3 in umbels arranged in terminal, compound inflorescences, peduncles 3-7 mm long, pedicels 1-6 mm long; buds clavate, 8-10 mm long, 4-5 mm wide; operculum hemispherical. |
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| Fruit |
Fruit ovoid to urceolate, often warty, 7-15 mm long, 7-11 mm wide, valves included. |
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| Chromosomes |
2n = 20, 22, 28 |
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| Notes |
Species description taken from E. citriodora (syn.) |
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