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Corymbia is a genus of about 113 species of tree that were classified as Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of Flowering plant trees in the Myrtus family, Myrtaceae. Members of the genus dominate the tree flora of Australia....
 species until the mid-1990s. It includes the bloodwoods, ghost gums, spotted gums amongst others. The bloodwoods had been recognised as a distinct group within the large and diverse Eucalyptus genus since 1867. Molecular research in the 1990s, however, showed that they, along with the rest of the Corymbia section, are more closely related to Angophora
Angophora

Angophora is a genus of ten species of trees or large shrubs in the myrtle family , native to eastern Australia. It is closely related to Corymbia and Eucalyptus, and all three are often referred to as "eucalypts"....
 than to Eucalyptus, and are probably best regarded as a separate genus.






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Corymbia is a genus of about 113 species of tree that were classified as Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of Flowering plant trees in the Myrtus family, Myrtaceae. Members of the genus dominate the tree flora of Australia....
 species until the mid-1990s. It includes the bloodwoods, ghost gums, spotted gums amongst others. The bloodwoods had been recognised as a distinct group within the large and diverse Eucalyptus genus since 1867. Molecular research in the 1990s, however, showed that they, along with the rest of the Corymbia section, are more closely related to Angophora
Angophora

Angophora is a genus of ten species of trees or large shrubs in the myrtle family , native to eastern Australia. It is closely related to Corymbia and Eucalyptus, and all three are often referred to as "eucalypts"....
 than to Eucalyptus, and are probably best regarded as a separate genus. All three genera - Angophora, Corymbia and Eucalyptus - are closely related, often difficult to tell apart, and are still commonly and correctly referred to as "eucalypt
Eucalypt

Eucalypts are woody plants belonging to three closely related genera:Eucalyptus, Corymbia and Angophora.In 1995 new evidence, largely genetic, indicated that some prominent Eucalyptus species were actually more closely related to Angophora than to the other eucalypts; they were split off into the new genus Corymbia....
s". Groups of naturalists and conservationists do not recognise the Corymbia genus and still categorise its species within Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of Flowering plant trees in the Myrtus family, Myrtaceae. Members of the genus dominate the tree flora of Australia....
.

Species


See List of Corymbia species
List of Corymbia species

Corymbia has some 127 species:*Corymbia abbreviata Scraggy Bloodwood*Corymbia abergiana Range Bloodwood, Rockingham Bay Bloodwood*Corymbia aparrerinja...


Some of the better known corymbias are:
  • Corymbia aparrerinja
    Corymbia aparrerinja

    Corymbia aparrerinja commonly known as Ghost Gum, is an evergreen tree that is native to Central Australia. It grows up to 20 metres in height and has smooth, white to cream and pink-tinged bark, which sheds seasonally in thin scales....
     (Ghost Gum)
  • Corymbia calophylla
    Corymbia calophylla

    Corymbia calophylla is a bloodwood native to Western Australia. Common names include Marri and Port Gregory Gum.It is distinctive among bloodwoods for its very large buds and fruit ....
     (Marri or Port Gregory Gum).
  • Corymbia citriodora (Lemon-scented Gum). A tall, smooth-trunked tree native to central and northern Queensland
    Queensland

    Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
     and planted in many other areas, well known for the beauty of its white or light grey trunk and instantly recognisable by the strong lemon scent of its leaves.
  • Corymbia ficifolia
    Corymbia ficifolia

    File:Anthochaera chrysoptera.jpgCorymbia ficifolia or the Red Flowering Gum is one of the most commonly planted ornamental trees in the broader eucalyptus family....
     (Red Flowering Gum).
  • Corymbia maculata
    Corymbia maculata

    Corymbia maculata , commonly known as Spotted Gum, is an endemic Australian tree....
     (Spotted Gum). Another popular garden tree which sheds its bark in a distinctive irregular round patches which take on a range of different colours from cream through blue-grey to orange, pink or red. Native to coastal New South Wales
    New South Wales

    New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland....
     and south-east Queensland
    Queensland

    Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
     but planted in many areas, the Spotted Gum is also valued for its tough, fine-grained timber, which is used for tool handles and other applications where hardness and resistance to warping is essential, e.g. axle blocks for wooden cart wheels.
  • Corymbia opaca
    Corymbia opaca

    Corymbia terminalis is a tree native to the Central Australian region, particularly around Alice Springs, as well as in semi-arid areas in Western Australia....
     (Bloodwood). Native to Central Australia
    Central Australia

    Central Australia/Alice Springs Region is one of the five regions in the Northern Territory. The term Central Australia is used to describe an area centred on Alice Springs, Northern Territory in Australia....
    .
  • Corymbia ptychocarpa (Swamp bloodwood). Native to Western Australia, this species is a very popular garden plant.


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