Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Blue Gum, Cape York Red Gum
Other regional names: Murray Red Gum +1 more
- Murray Red Gum
- River Redgum
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Myrtaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Eucalyptus camaldulensis (commonly known as Blue Gum or Cape-York-Red-Gum) is a tree belonging to the Myrtaceae family. Naturally occurring in Australasia, this species is primarily associated with desert or dry shrubland conditions. It is part of the broad Eucalyptus genus, encompassing over 800 species globally. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Arid
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Albania, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Arizona, Ascension, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, California, Cambodia, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Costa Rica, East Aegean Is., Easter Is., El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Free State, Gambia, The, Greece, Gulf States, Hawaii, India, Italy, Kenya, Leeward Is., Lesotho, Libya, Malawi, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Morocco, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Zambia
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms