Corymbia gummifera

Botanical Description

Corymbia gummifera is an evergreen tree with a heavy crown; it can grow up to 35 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 120cm in diameter[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The tree yields an essential oil that is a commonly used traditional herbal remedy which has also become popular in modern herbalism. The tree is also a source of timber and is often planted, both for the timber and the essential oil. It grows well in Madagascar, especially at low altitudes near the coast, and it has been planted in Kenya and Tanzania[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. It is grown as an ornamental, and makes a useful shade tree[ 1658 Title Eucalypts for Planting Publication FAO Forestry Series No.11 Author Jacobs M.R. Website http://www.fao.org Publisher FAO; Rome Year 1981 ISBN 92-5-100570-2 Description An excellent publication, rather dated now but with a wealth of information about the Eucalypts. It can be downloaded from the Internet as a PDF file. ].