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Corymbia citriodora
Also called Spotted Gum, Citron Scent Gum, Lemon Scent Gum, Lemon Scented Gum, Lemon Scented Gum Tree, Lemon Scented Spotted Gum
Lemon-scented gum is a tall eucalyptus-relative tree from north-eastern Australia, grown for its lemon-scented leaves and white flowers. It is a large tree best suited to open ground in warm, seasonally dry climates.
Corymbia citriodora, commonly known as lemon-scented gum and other common names, is a species of tall tree that is endemic to north-eastern Australia. It has smooth white to pink bark, narrow lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of three, white flowers and urn-shaped or barrel-shaped fruit.
Corymbia citriodora grows in undulating country in open forest and woodland in several disjunct areas in Queensland and as far south as Coffs Harbour in New South Wales. In Queensland it is found as far north as Lakeland Downs and Cooktown and as far inland as Hughenden and Chinchilla.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Corymbia citriodora 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.
