Corymbia porrecta
(S.T. Blake) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson
Grey Bloodwood
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Galls
The inside of galls found on the tree are eaten.
How to Identify
A tree. It grows 18 m tall. The leaves are thick and sword shaped. They are 12-20 cm long and taper to the base.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Corymbia porrecta, commonly known as grey bloodwood, is a species of small tree that is endemic to the Northern Territory. It has rough, tessellated bark on the trunk and branches, broadly lance-shaped to egg-shaped adult leaves, flower buds usually in groups of seven, creamy white flowers and urn-shaped to barrel-shaped fruit.
Notes
There are at least 500 Eucalyptus species mostly originally in Australia.
Names & Synonyms
Eucalyptus porrecta S. T. Blake
References (7)
- Bodkin, F., 1991, Encyclopedia Botanica. Cornstalk publishing, p 444 (As Eucalyptus porrecta)
- Brock,J., 1993, Native Plants of Northern Australia, Reed. p 177 (As Eucalyptus porrecta)
- Cherikoff V. & Isaacs, J., The Bush Food Handbook. How to gather, grow, process and cook Australian Wild Foods. Ti Tree Press, Australia p 200 (As Eucalyptus porrecta)
- Elliot, W.R., & Jones, D.L., 1992, Encyclopedia of Australian Plants suitable for cultivation. Vol 4. Lothian. p 184 (As Eucalyptus porrecta)
- Hearne, D.A., & Rance, S.J., 1975, Trees for Darwin and Northern Australia. AGPS, Canberra p 63, Pl 15 (As Eucalyptus porrecta)
- Hibbert, M., 2002, The Aussie Plant Finder 2002, Florilegium. p 98 (As Eucalyptus porrecta)
- Lazarides, M. & Hince, B., 1993, Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia, CSIRO. p 106 (As Eucalyptus porrecta)
