Scientific Name: Eucalyptus fibrosa subsp. fibrosa

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  • Pronunciation:
    you-cal-LIPT-us fy-BROSE-ah
  • Common Name:
    Broad-leaved Red Ironbark
  • Derivation:
    Eucalyptus: Gr. eu - well, kalyptos - covered (refers to bud cap) fibrosa: L. fibrosus (refers to bark)
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    MYRTACEAE
  • Fruit:
    Capsule - valves exerted
  • Vegetation Type:
    Dry Eucalypt Forest
  • Species List:
    Bush food, Bush medicine, Craft, Eucalypt Forest Trees,
Cultural Notes

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

Pharmaceuticals wine making. Bush medicine: Diarrhoea and dysentery - kino (gum) solution drunk. Tannin in kino produced deep green blue dye Honey Production: white to extra light amber, honey source minor, pollen source medium. Bush food : 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 - ironbark flaky greyish black to black Branchlets smooth and reddish Leaves broadly lanceolate Found on gravelly ridges and hilltops sandy or loamy soils

Associated Fauna

Bird attracting