Corymbia gummifera

Red bloodwood
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Corymbia
Species:	C. gummifera
Binomial name
	Corymbia gummifera; (Gaertn.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson
Synonyms
	Synonyms Eucalyptus corymbosa Sm. ; Eucalyptus corymbosa Sm. var. corymbosa ; Eucalyptus corymbosus Cav. orth. var. ; Eucalyptus gummifera (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Hochr. ; Eucalyptus gummifera (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Hochr. var. gummifera ; Eucalyptus longifolia Maiden nom. inval., pro syn. ; Eucalyptus oppositifolia Desf. nom. inval., nom. nud. ; Eucalyptus purpurascens var. petiolaris DC. ; Metrosideros gummifera Sol. ex Gaertn. ;

Corymbia gummifera, commonly known as red bloodwood, is a species of tree, rarely a mallee, that is endemic to eastern Australia. It has rough, tessellated bark on the trunk and branches, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, creamy white flowers and urn-shaped fruit.

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