Scientific Name: Eucalyptus acmenoides

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  • Pronunciation:
    you-cal-LIPT-us ak-men-OY-dees
  • Common Name:
    White Mahogany
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    MYRTACEAE
  • Flowers:
    White, Spring early summer
  • Fruit:
    Capsule - barrel-shaped
  • Vegetation Type:
    Dry Eucalypt Forest -sandy or stony soils
  • Species List:
    Bush food, Bush medicine, Cooroibah Conservation Park, Cooroibah Bushland Reserve, Cranks Creek, Eucalypt Forest Trees
Cultural Notes

TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:

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.

Identification Notes

Greyish and fibrous bark which is stringy brown underneath and extends to top of tree.

Associated Fauna

Koala tree. Bird attracting