Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Myrtaceae | Genus: Eucalyptus | Species: Corymbia citriodora (Hook.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson |
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| Synonym | Eucalyptus citriodora Hook., Corymbia citriodora | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Blue spotted gum Tree | Flower Type | Corymb |
| English / Trade Name | Lemon-scented Iron Gum, Lemon-scented Gum, Lemon-scented Eucalypt, Lemon Gum | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Nasik | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1600 m | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit ovoid or urceolate, 7-15 X 7-11 mm, often warty, with 3-4 deeply induced valves; seeds few, irregularly elliptical relatively large, shiny, black, 4-5 mm long |
| Habitat | Occurs in riverine sites and road sides | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Native to Australia and exotic to India, Albania, Algeria, Brazil, Cyprus, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Greece, Italy, Kenya, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malaysia, Malta, Morocco, Nigeria, Portugal, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, US, Vietnam, | Bark Details | Bark smooth, white, powdery, sometimes pink, red or blue-grey on large trunks |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Lence shaped | ||
| Description of Species | It is a large, handsome evergreen tree, 24-40 (max. 50) m in height; tall, straight trunk, 60-130 cm in diameter; open, graceful crown of drooping foliage; bark smooth, white, powdery, sometimes pink,red or blue-grey, on large trunks dark or grey and shaggy | Leaf Details | Leaves 8-16 X 0.5-2 cm, acuminate, strongly lemon scented when crushed; petiole 13-20 mm long |
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