Scientific Name: Eucalyptus siderophloia

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  • Pronunciation:
    you-cal-LIPT-us sigh-der-ah-FLOR-ah
  • Common Name:
    Grey Ironbark
  • Derivation:
    Eucalyptus: Gr. eu - well, kalyptos - covered (refers to bud cap) siderophloia:
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    MYRTACEAE
  • Fruit:
    Capsule-
  • Vegetation Type:
    Dry Eucalypt Forest
  • Species List:
    Bush food, Bush medicine, Cranks Creek, Eucalypt Forest Trees, RE 12.3.11. RE 12.5.3. RE 12.5.6. RE 12.9-10.4. RE 12.9-10.17. RE 12.11.3. RE 12.11.5. RE 12.12.3. RE 12.12.12. RE 12.12.15. RE 12.12.16.
Cultural Notes

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

Source of kino a complex mixture of tannins) used in pharmaceuticals 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%3A grey ironbark Trunk straight canopy often dense Operculum equal to hypantheum Prewfers fertile loams but grows well on poor stony ridges

Associated Fauna

Bird attracting

Landscaping Notes

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