Eucalyptus tereticornis
Bastard Box, Blue Gum
Other regional names: Flooded Gum +3 more
- Flooded Gum
- Forest Red Gum
- Forest Redgum
- Queensland Blue Gum
Also known as: Eucalyptus angulosa Naudin ex Maiden +3 more
- Eucalyptus angulosa Naudin ex Maiden
- Eucalyptus semisupera R.Br. ex Maiden
- Eucalyptus triplinervis Tausch ex Maiden
- Eucalyptus umbellatus Gaertn.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Myrtaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Eucalyptus tereticornis (commonly known as Bastard-Box or Blue Gum) is a tree belonging to the Myrtaceae family. Naturally occurring in Tropical Asia and Australasia, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical 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
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Papuasia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
New Guinea, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
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)
Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Bangladesh, California, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Italy, Kenya, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Morocco, New Zealand North, Nicobar Is., Pakistan, Portugal, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms