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Corymbia ligans

Corymbia ligans is a tree endemic to north-eastern Queensland, typically reaching about 20 m, with rough bark and narrow lance-shaped leaves. It grows naturally on shallow, stony or sandy hills and is a eucalypt rarely cultivated, so care is based on dry-country eucalypt needs.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently once established, allowing the soil to dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, shallow or sandy to stony soil; avoid waterlogging.
Temperature
Tolerates hot conditions; protect young plants from frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Queensland
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Corymbia ligans is a species of tree that is endemic to north-eastern Queensland. It has rough bark on the trunk and branches, narrow lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven and elongated barrel-shaped fruit.

Where it grows

This eucalypt usually grows in shallow soil on stony or sandy hills mostly near Greenvale, The Lynd, Einasleigh and the Newcastle Range.

Other Corymbia plants

Scraggy Bloodwood · Range Bloodwood · Corymbia aparrerinja · Corymbia arafurica · Kimberley Bloodwood · Katherine Gorge Bloodwood · Corymbia aspera · Corymbia aureola · Corymbia bella · Corymbia blakei · Glossy Leaved Bloodwood · Yellow Bloodwood

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Corymbia ligans 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.

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