Scientific Name: Eucalyptus resinifera

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  • 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.||

Associated Fauna

Secondary food source for koalas. Bird attracting||

Landscaping Notes

Noosa Council Preferred Species list, Successfully propagated by Noosa & District Landcare.||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||