Myrtaceae
Corymbia

Corymbia calophylla (Lindl.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson

First published in Telopea 6: 240 (1995)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & SW. Australia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Descriptions

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 2600–2600 m a.s.l. Cultivated in Colombia. Colombian departments: Bogotá DC, Cundinamarca.
Conservation
IUCN Red List Assessment (2021): NT A2c.
Habit
Tree.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: artificial - terrestrial.
[UPFC]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Cultivada en Colombia; Alt. 2600 m.; Andes.
Morphology General Habit
Árbol
[CPLC]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/133379045/133379047

Conservation
NT - near threatened
[IUCN]

Myrtaceae, B. Verdcourt, B.Sc., Ph.D. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2001

Morphology General Habit
Tree mostly to 40(–60) m but sometimes shrubby, with tessellated bark throughout.
Morphology Leaves
Juvenile leaves alternate, peltate, ovate; adult strongly discolorous, ovate to broadly lanceolate, 9–14 cm long, 2.5–4 cm wide, with conspicuous oil glands; petiole flattened, 1.5–2 cm long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Umbels usually in terminal panicles, 3–7-flowered; cream (rarely pink) flowers; peduncle terete or angular, 1.5–3.5[3.7] cm; pedicels 1–3 cm long.
Morphology General Buds
Buds clavate; operculum flattened-hemispherical, 2–4 mm long, 7–8 mm wide, apiculate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx-tube urceolate, 5–10 mm long, 7–10 mm wide.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruits urceolate, usually contracted at mouth, [2.7]3–5 cm long, [2.7]2.8–4 cm wide.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds black, not winged.
Figures
Fig. 5/6, p. 30.
Distribution
K3 K4 T2 T3
[FTEA]

Uses

Use Materials
Used as material.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
[UPFC]

Sources

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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