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Fam.: Myrtaceae / Myrtle Fam.  

Synon.:  Corymbia ficifolia  (F.MUELL.) K.D.HILL & L.A.S.JOHNSON

Genus:  Eucalyptus  L'HER.,  Corymbia  K.D.HILL & L.A.S.JOHNSON
 

Authors:
   F.MUELL.:  Ferdinand von Mueller (1825 - 1896), German physician and botanist
   K.D.HILL:  Kenneth D. Hill (1948 - 2010), Australian botanist
   L.A.S.JOHNSON:  Lawrence Alexander Sidney Johnson (1925 - 1997), Australian botanist
   L'HER.:  Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle (1746 - 1800), French civil servant and botanist
 

Etymology:
   Eucalyptus:   eu = well, kalyptos = covered (adnated petals cover the ovary)
   ficifolia:   fig-leaved
   Corymbia:   corymbose
 

There are about 700 Eucalyptus species. None of these is a European plant, they origin from Australia and Tasmania. Eucalyptus introduced in Southern Europe are cultivated because of the fast growing but hard wood, and for drying out of wet places. Other Eucalyptus are grown for gaining of ethereal essentials or because of the aesthetical effect of the flowers.

 

Eucalyptus ficifolia / Red Flowering Gum, Albany Gum, D 14.12.2008
Fig. 1:  Eucalyptus ficifolia / Red Flowering Gum, Albany Gum
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Eucalyptus ficifolia / Red Flowering Gum, Albany Gum, D 14.12.2008
Fig. 2:  Eucalyptus ficifolia / Red Flowering Gum, Albany Gum
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Eucalyptus ficifolia / Red Flowering Gum, Albany Gum, D 14.12.2008
Fig. 3:  Eucalyptus ficifolia / Red Flowering Gum, Albany Gum
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Eucalyptus ficifolia / Red Flowering Gum, Albany Gum, D 14.12.2008
Fig. 4:  Eucalyptus ficifolia / Red Flowering Gum, Albany Gum
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Eucalyptus ficifolia / Red Flowering Gum, Albany Gum, D 14.12.2008
Fig. 5:  Eucalyptus ficifolia / Red Flowering Gum, Albany Gum
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Eucalyptus ficifolia / Red Flowering Gum, Albany Gum, D 14.12.2008
Fig. 6:  Eucalyptus ficifolia / Red Flowering Gum, Albany Gum
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