Eucalyptus citriodora

Hooker in T. L. Mitchell

J. Exped. Trop. Australia, 235. 1848.

Common names: Lemon-scented gum
Synonyms: Corymbia citriodora (Hooker) K. D. Hill & L. A. S. Johnson Eucalyptus maculata var. citriodora (Hooker) L. H. Bailey
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 10.
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Trees, to 35 m; trunk golden becoming tan, straight, slender, graceful, smooth; bark shed in irregular pieces. Leaves lemon-scented; petiole 1–2 cm; blade green, lanceolate, often falcate, 10–20 × 1–2 cm. Peduncles terete, 1–1.5 cm. Inflorescences 3–5-flowered, umbels in panicles. Flowers: hypanthium hemispheric, 5–6 mm, length more than calyptra; calyptra mostly rostrate; stamens white. Capsules urn-shaped, to 15 mm, not glaucous; valves 3 or 4, included. 2n = 22, 44.


Phenology: Flowering winter–spring.
Habitat: Disturbed areas.
Elevation: 0–300 m.

Distribution

Introduced; Calif., e Australia

Discussion

Eucalyptus citriodora is often treated as Corymbia citriodora; it is found only in southern coastal and urban areas and is commonly cultivated.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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dorsifixed +  and basifixed +
Matt Ritter +  and Leslie R. Landrum +
Hooker in T. L. Mitchell +
persistent +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
falcate +  and lanceolate +
submembranous +, papery +  and leathery +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
fused +  and distinct +
not glaucous +
urn--shaped +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Lemon-scented gum +
Calif. +  and e Australia +
0–300 m. +
pedicellate +, sessile +, 5-merous +  and 4-merous +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
brown +  and gray +
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urn--shaped +, cylindric +, globose +, subpyriform +, ovoid +, obconic +  and hemispheric +
aromatic +
Disturbed areas. +
hemispheric +
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pseudoterminal +, terminal +  and axillary +
sessile +  and heterophyllous +
persistent +
lemon-scented +
basal +, subapical +  and inferior +
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coherent +, fused +  and distinct +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Flowering winter–spring. +
J. Exped. Trop. Australia, +
bony +, hard +, leathery +  and membranous +
dispersed +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
10 +  and 720 +
Corymbia citriodora +  and Eucalyptus maculata var. citriodora +
Eucalyptus citriodora +
Eucalyptus +
species +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
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golden becoming tan +
straight +
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