Scientific Name: Eucalyptus bancrofti

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  • Pronunciation:
    you-cal-LIPT-us ban-CROFT-ee
  • Common Name:
    Tumbledown Gum
  • Derivation:
    Eucalyptus: Gr. eu - well, kalyptos - covered (refers to bud cap) bancrofti: honours Dr. T. L. Bancroft
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    MYRTACEAE
  • Flowers:
    white, spring, summer
  • Fruit:
    Capsule, disc annular separated from valves
  • Vegetation Type:
    Wallum Woodland (e.g. Emu Mt. Road)
  • Species List:
    Emu Swamp, Coolum High, Fraser Island, Eucalypt Forest Trees, - Emu Swamp BHNR, RE 12.2.7. RE 12.3.5.
Cultural Notes

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

Timber: reddish-brown in colour, brittle

Bush medicine: Diarrhoea and dysentery - kino (gum) solution drunk.

Nectar sucked from flowers. Water extracted from roots.

Bush medicine: Pad of chewed leaves often placed on wound to heal.; leaves and oil prescribed for everything.

Identification Notes

Bark smooth matt granular Fairly uncommon Coastal very poor drainage - shallow poor quality poorly drained coastal lowland||

Associated Fauna

Bird attracting||

Landscaping Notes

Tree form and bark colour makes this an attractive ornamental species. Dense spreading crown for sunny, well-drained situations. Main uses: as shade or ornamental tree. ||Successfully propagated by Coolum Community Native Nursery.||Successfully propagated by Tin Can Bay City Farm Nursery.||