Myrtaceae FAMILY

Corymbia calophylla

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Corymbia calophylla is an evergreen tree with a dense, heavy crown; it usually grows 30 - 40 metres tall, occasionally reaching 60 metres, though on poor sites it can end up as a multi-stemmed shrub no more than 5 metres tall. The bole is straight and cylindrical, around half the total height of the tree, and can be up to 150cm in diameter[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. , 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. ]. The wood is harvested from the wild for local use. This species forms the basis of an export woodchip industry in Western Australia[ 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. ]

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAustralia - western and southwestern Western Australia

HabitatTall, open forests on slopes and plains, succeeding on poor soils but making a better tree on the alluvial soils between laterite-capped ridges; at elevations up to 300 metres[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. , 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. ].