- Pronunciation: cor-RIMB-ee-ah tess-ell-AHR-is
- Common Name: Moreton Bay Ash, Carbeen
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Derivation:
Corymbia: Gr. corynbos - Cluster, Column
tesselaris: L. tessell - tile (Basal Bark arranged in tile-like pieces) - Type: Tree
- Family: MYRTACEAE
- Size: 12-25 metres
- Flowers: White, Summer
- Fruit: Capsule, thin walled, easily crushed.
- Vegetation Type: Seacoast (e.g. Peregian, Gympie Terrace, Wallace Park).
- Species List: W2, Bush food, Bush medicine, Biosphere Day Noosa Woods, Boreen Point Caravan Park, Fraser Island, Mill Point, Cranks Creek, NNS, Eucalypt Forest Trees, Lake Weyba BHNR, Wallace Park, RE 12.2.5. RE 12.2.11. RE 12.2.14. RE 12.3.11.
Cultural Notes
TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:
Timber: dark brown, hard and very durable. Frequently spoiled by many gum Veins.
Main uses: General construction timber, bridging.
Honey Production: light amber. honey source nil to minor, Pollen source nil to minor.
Bush food: Nectar sucked from flowers. Water extracted from roots.
Bush medicine: Diarrhoea and dysentery - kino (gum) solution drunk. Pad of chewed Leaves often placed on wound to heal ; Leaves and oil prescribed for everything..
Identification Notes
Half Bark - tesselated below, smooth above.
Found on fertile sandy loams in flat and undulating country
Landscaping Notes
Noosa Council Preferred Species list. Attractive Tree for large garden. Successfully propogated by Noosa & District Landcare. Well drained sites. Useful for seaside planting. Also grows well in dryer inland regions.
Associated Fauna
Koala habitat Tree. Bird and butterfly attracting
