Corymbia scabrida

Corymbia scabrida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Corymbia
Species: C. scabrida
Binomial name
Corymbia scabrida
(Brooker & A.R.Bean) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson

Corymbia scabrida, commonly known as the rough-leaved yellowjacket,[1] is a member of the Corymbia genus native to Queensland.

The tree typically grows to a height of 15 metres (49 ft) and has pale brown to yellow-brown or orange bark that is thick,soft, tessellated and persistent throughout. Adult leaves are disjunct and lanceolate to elliptic or ovate in shape. The leaves are dull, green, thick, discolorous[2] and 6 to 12 cm (2.4 to 4.7 in) long and 16 to 35 mm (0.63 to 1.38 in) wide. It blooms in October[1] producing compound terminal conflorescence with regular seven-flowered that are cream or white umbellasters. Fruits are produced later that are ovoid to urceolate in shape, they are pedicellate and contain regular and flattened seeds.[2]

C. scabrida has a restricted distribution in Central Queensland[3] that grows on low sandstone ridges and hills in shallow, sandy, loamy or gravelly soils. It is found in woodland communities and is often co-dominant in association with Eucalyptus melanophloia, Corymbia clarksoniana, Angophora leiocarpa, Eucalyptus chloroclada and Corymbia polycarpa.[1]

See also

List of Corymbia species

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rough-leaved yellowjacket – Corymbia scabrida". Wetlandinfo. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Corymbia scabrida (Brooker & A.R. Bean) K.D. Hill & L.A.S. Johnson, Telopea 6: 382 (1995)". Euclink. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  3. "Albinia/Snake Range Area Management Statement" (PDF). Queensland Government. 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
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