Myrtaceae FAMILY
Corymbia polycarpa
Corymbia polycarpa
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Corymbia polycarpa is an evergreen tree with an open crown of large branches; it can grow up to 25 metres tall. The bole can be straight and varies in length from short to more than half the total height of the tree, and up to 70cm 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 tree is harvested from the wild as a medicine and for local use of its wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAustralia - northern Western Australia, northern Northern Territory, northern Queensland
HabitatFound mainly on undulating country and plains and the associated small ridges and hills. It also occurs on river flats, beach-dune woodlands and the margins of swamps; at elevations up to 400 metres, occasionally to 800 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. ].