Eucalyptus viminalis subsp. pryoriana
(L.A.S. Johnson) Brooker & Slee
Coast manna-gum
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Manna
The sugary sap collected from the leaves (manna) is gathered from the ground and eaten.
How to Identify
A small tree. It can grow 5-12 m tall and spreads 8-16 m wide. The bark is coarse and peels off. The leaves are dark green and slender. The flowers are white and in groups of three.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Eucalyptus viminalis, commonly known as the manna gum, white gum or ribbon gum, is a species of small to very tall tree that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has smooth bark, sometimes with rough bark near the base, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of three or seven, white flowers and cup-shaped or hemispherical fruit.
Names & Synonyms
Binnap, Wurun, Yulong
Eucalyptus pryoriana L.A. S. JohnsonEucalyptus viminalis var. racemosa Maiden
References (1)
- Hastings Advance Community College, 2017, Uses for Native Plants of the Mornington Peninsula. 86pp. p 43
