About Forest Red Gum
Eucalyptus tereticornis, commonly known as forest red gum, blue gum or red irongum, is a species of tree that is native to eastern Australia and southern New Guinea. It has smooth bark, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, nine or eleven, white flowers and hemispherical fruit.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Eucalyptus tereticornis
- Genus
- Eucalyptus
- Family
- MYRTACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Planted
- Native to
- Australia, New Guinea
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-September (Western Ghats)
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Telugu
- Neelagiri
Botanical family
Myrtaceae
Myrtle/Eucalyptus family
Forest Red Gum belongs to the Myrtaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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