Myrtaceae FAMILY

Corymbia intermedia

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Corymbia intermedia is an evergreen tree with a well developed and moderately dense crown; it can grow 20 - 40 metres tall[ 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. ]. The bole is often long and straight and may reach up to 100cm 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. ]. The nectar is harvested from wild trees for local use as a sweet flavouring and drink. The tree is also harvested for its timber.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeAustralia - Queensland, eastern New South Wales.

HabitatCoastal forests on soils of medium fertility[ 365 Title Flora of New South Wales Publication Author Website http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants. ]. Open forests and woodlands on a range of soil types[ 1661 Title Flora of South-eastern Queensland (3 volumes) Publication Queensland Department of Primary Industries; Miscellaneous Publication 81020 Author Stanley T.D. & Ross E.M. Publisher Queensland Government; Queensland Year 1983 ISBN 0-7242-2127-1 Description ]. Found in poor coastal sites, either on flats or gentle slopes, and in closed-forests; at elevations up to 1,000 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. ].