Scientific Name: Eucalyptus robusta

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  • Pronunciation:
    you-cah-LIPT-us row-BUST-ah
  • Common Name:
    Swamp Mahogany, swamp messmate
  • Derivation:
    Eucalyptus: Gr. eu - well, kalyptos - covered (refers to bud cap) robusta:
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    MYRTACEAE
  • Flowers:
    white, autumn, winter
  • Fruit:
    Capsule - cylindrical, valves usually joined across orifice
  • Vegetation Type:
    Wallum Woodland,
  • Species List:
    Weyba Esp, Bush food, Bush medicine, Kingfisher Bay Resort, Fraser Island, Boreen Point, Eucalypt Forest Trees, Leslie Drive Roundabout, TAFE, Marcus Dunes, NNS Fern Track, BHNR, Heritage Park, RE 12.2.7. RE 12.3.4. RE 12.3.5. RE 12.9-10.l.
Cultural Notes

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

Timber: Strong wood without too much oil - used for tobacco pipes Honey Production: medium amber, honey source minor, pollen source minor. 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 soft and spongy to touch: Fibrous not stringy short grey or reddish brown. Poor drainage valley ottoms and on flats Found - Marcus Beach Reserve

Associated Fauna

Primary food tree for koalas. Bird attracting

Landscaping Notes

Noosa Council Preferred Species list, Successfully propagated by Noosa & District Landcare. Average to wet soils.||Successfully propagated by Tin Can Bay City Farm Nursery.||Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||