- Pronunciation: you-cal-LIPT-us res-in-ee-FUR-ah
- Common Name: Red Mahogany, Red Stringybark
- Derivation: Eucalyptus: Gr. eu - well, kalyptos - covered (refers to Bud cap) resinifera:
- Type: Tree
- Family: MYRTACEAE
- Flowers: White
- Fruit: Capsule
- Vegetation Type: Dry Eucalypt Forest,
- Species List: Bush food, Bush medicine, Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, Cooloothin Corner, Fraser Island, Stratford Park, Eucalypt Forest Trees, Dandaloo, Heritage Park, RE 12.2.8. RE 12.5.3. RE 12.9-10.l. RE 12.9-10.16. RE 12.12.2. RE 12.12.2a.
Cultural Notes
TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential: Used as a fish POISON Honey Production: pale amber, honey source medium, Pollen source major. 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: A Fibrous soft reddish brown, grey thick Fibrous or soft stringy to top.
Operculum: elongated, conical.
Landscaping Notes
Noosa Council Preferred Species list, Successfully propogated by Noosa & District Landcare.
Associated Fauna
Secondary food source for koalas. Bird attracting
