Eucalyptus phoenicea
F. Muell
Hill Woollybutt, Fiery Gum, Scarlet Gum
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves - flavouring
The leaves are used as a flavouring.
Where to Find It
It grows in warm temperate regions. It can grow in the tropics. It needs well drained soil. It needs full sun.
Australia*,
How to Identify
A small tree. It grows 6-12 m high. It spreads 3-10 m wide. The trunk has yellow-brown flaky bark. Often there are several trunks. The crown is open. The leaves are greyish-green and shiny. They are narrow and 15 cm long. The flowers are bright orange. They are produced in large round heads. The fruit are capsules with a long and urn shaped. They are woody and have ribs along the side. They are 19-30 mm long by 9-13 mm wide.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Eucalyptus phoenicea , commonly known as scarlet gum or gnaingar or ngainggar, is a tree of the family Myrtaceae from Northern Australia.
Notes
There are at least 500 Eucalyptus species mostly originally in Australia.
Names & Synonyms
Gnaingar, Martba, Ngainggar
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