Eucalyptus camaldulensis (River Red Gum)

Eucalyptus camaldulensis flowers and leaves

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River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) tree

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River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) bark

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Credits:
Description, Habitat and Distribution information is sourced from: G.M.Chippendale (2017) Eucalyptus camaldulensis. In: Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Eucalyptus%20camaldulensis Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license.

Growth Characteristics information is sourced from: State Flora Catalog, Government of South Australia Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license.

RIVER RED GUM FACTS

distribution map showing range of Eucalyptus camaldulensis in Australia

Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License

Common Name
River Red Gum

Description
Tree commonly to 20 m, occasionally to 45 m. Bark smooth throughout, white, grey, brown or red. Juvenile leaves ovate to broadly lanceolate, green, grey-green or blue-green, slightly discolorous. Adult leaves lanceolate to narrowly lanceolate, acuminate, moderately thick; lamina 8-30 cm long, 0.7-2 cm wide, green or grey-green; lateral veins at 40° -50° ; intramarginal vein up to 2 mm from margin; petiole terete or channelled, 12-15 mm long. Umbels 7-11-flowered; peduncle slender, terete or quadrangular, 6-15 mm long; pedicels slender, 5-12 mm long. Buds globular-rostrate or ovoid-conical; operculum hemispherical, rostrate or conical, obtuse, 4-6 mm long, 3-6 mm wide; hypanthium hemispherical, 2-3 mm long, 3-6 mm wide. Fruits hemispherical or ovoid, 5-8 mm long and wide; disc broad, ascending; valves 3-5. Seeds yellow.

Habitat
Grows along and near watercourses, sometimes extending to hills or ranges, usually in open forest and woodland.

Distribution
Occurs in most of the Australian mainland except southern W.A., south-western S.A., and the eastern coastal areas of Qld, N.S.W. and Vic.

Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 20 - 30
Spread (m): 10 - 15
Soil Texture: sand, loam, clay
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils, alkaliine soils
Frost Sensitivity: resistant
Minimum Rainfall (mm): the spcies is found along waterways
Flower Colour: white
Flower Season: summer

(source: SA State Flora Catalog)

Classification

Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Eucalyptus
Species:	camaldulensis
Common Name:	River Red Gum

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  Eucalyptus dealbata
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  Eucalyptus eugenioides
  Eucalyptus forrestiana
  Eucalyptus goniocalyx
  Eucalyptus grandis
  Eucalyptus intertexta
  Eucalyptus largiflorens
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