Corymbia maculata

Botanical Description

Corymbia maculata is an evergreen tree with a large crown; it usually grows around 35 - 45 metres tall, with exceptionally large trees reaching 70 metres. The bole is distinctively straight and can be very long, it is usually 100 - 130cm in diameter, but sometimes reaches 300cm or more. On poorer sites the tree may only be 20 - 35 metres tall and 70 - 120cm in diameter[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials. Its wood is used commercially and the tree has been planted in many areas of the tropics and subtropics[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. It is also used in reforestation projects and to provide shelter, and is often grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its attractive makings on the trunk[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. Corymbia maculata has escaped from plantings in Western Australia and become naturalised there. This species is regarded as an environmental weed in Victoria, posing a serious risk to lowland grassland and associated woodlands, and dry sclerophyll forest and woodland, noting it as widespread but occurring in small populations[ 1660 Title EUCLID - Eucalypts of Australia Publication Author Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Canber Website http://keyserver.lucidcentral.org:8080/euclid/data/02050e02-0108-490e-8900-0e0601070d00/media/Html/index.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A website dedicated to the genus Eucalyptus (sensu latu), with descriptions and nomencultural information on all the species. ].