Corymbia greeniana

Corymbia greeniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Corymbia
Species: C. greeniana
Binomial name
Corymbia greeniana
(D.J.Carr & S.G.M.Carr) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson
Synonyms
  • Eucalyptus dampieri
  • Eucalyptus durackiana
  • Eucalyptus blackwelliana
  • Eucalyptus greeniana
  • Corymbia dampieri

Corymbia greeniana, commonly known as Dampier’s Bloodwood, is a species of plant in the myrtle family that is native to northern Western Australia.[1]

Description

It grows as a tree up to 15 m in height, with rough, tessellated bark. It produces cream-white flowers from April to May.[1]

Distribution and habitat

It occurs on red and yellow sand soils, on basalt or volcanic rocks. In Western Australia it is found in the Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Great Sandy Desert, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain and Victoria Bonaparte IBRA bioregions.[1]

References


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