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Corymbia calophylla
Also called Marri, Red Gum, Port Gregory Gum
Redgum (Corymbia calophylla), also called marri, is a large Australian eucalypt-type tree native to southwest Western Australia, growing 40 m or more in good soil and as a mallee in poor soil. It is grown in gardens and parks in mild, frost-free climates and needs full sun and well-drained soil.
Corymbia calophylla, commonly known as marri, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is a tree or mallee with rough bark on part or all of the trunk, lance-shaped adult leaves, branched clusters of cup-shaped or pear-shaped flower buds, each branch with three or seven buds, white to pink flowers, and relatively large oval to urn-shaped fruit, colloquially known as honky nuts. Marri wood has had many uses, both for Aboriginal people, and in the construction industry.
Marri is widely distributed in the Southwest region of Western Australia, from north of Geraldton (28° S) to Cape Riche (34° S), and inland beyond Narrogin (32°56′S 117° E). It is found displaying its adaptability to the different environments on the Swan Coastal Plain and the Darling Scarp.
Marri trees played a significant role in Noongar culture, the applications of its products were adapted and exported by the people occupying the Southwest of Australia.
Corymbia aparrerinja · Lemonscented gum · Dallachy's Gum · Redflower gum · Mountain Marri · Spotted Gum · Swamp bloodwood · Bloodgums
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Corymbia calophylla by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
