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Corymbia oocarpa is a eucalypt-type tree native to the Top End of the Northern Territory, Australia, growing to about 15 m with thin rough lower bark and smooth upper bark. It is a seasonally dry tropical tree that suits open, sunny sites and is rarely grown as an ornamental.
Corymbia oocarpa is a species of tree that is endemic to the Top End of the Northern Territory. It has thin rough bark on the lower part of the trunk, smooth bark above, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and barrel-shaped to urn-shaped fruit.
Corymbia oocarpa grows in sand in depressions on or near hard outcrops of sandstone. The range of the tree is confined to an area in the Top End of the Northern Territory, extending from coastal area near Mudginberry south through Pine Creek, the Arnhem Plateau to Katherine Gorge.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Corymbia oocarpa 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.
