- Pronunciation: you-cal-LIPT-us
- Common Name: White Mahogany
- Derivation: Eucalyptus: Eucalyptus: Gr. eu - well, kalyptos - covered (refers to Bud cap) acmenoides: Gr. oides - like, Acmena - Genus with Species having similar Leaves
- Type: Tree
- Family: MYRTACEAE
- Size: 40 metres
- Flowers: White, Spring early summer
- Fruit: Capsule - barrel-shaped
- Vegetation Type: Dry Eucalypt Forest in hilly or mountainous country on poor loams to heavy clays drainage always good - ridges and hills in coastal areas (e.g. McKinnon Dr., Belli Ck.Rd)
- Species List: Bush food, Bush medicine, Cooroibah Conservation Park, Cooroibah Bushland Reserve, Cranks Creek, Eucalypt Forest Trees, RE 12.5.2. RE 12.5.6. RE 12.9-10.17. RE 12.11.2. RE 12.11.3. RE 12.11.5. RE 12.11.16x1. RE 12.12.3. RE 12.12.15.
Cultural Notes
TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential: Timber: Pale yellow in colour, very durable and easily worked. Main uses: General construction timber for all situations, flooring, poles, railway sleepers, fencing, house stumps, wharves; termite-resistant. Honey Production: light amber to pale amber, honey source minor, Pollen source medium. 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
Bark Fibrous grey needle-like Bark greyish fibro.us stringy brown underneath - extends to top of Tree Derivation like Acmena lillypilly Fruit hemispherical valves usually at rim level
Landscaping Notes
Successfully propogated by Noosa & District Landcare.
Associated Fauna
Koala Tree.Bird attracting
