Corymbia intermedia
| Pink bloodwood | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Corymbia |
| Species: | C. intermedia |
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Corymbia intermedia (R.T.Baker) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson |
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| Synonyms | |
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Eucalyptus intermedia R.T.Baker |
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Eucalyptus intermedia R.T.Baker
Corymbia intermedia or the pink bloodwood (also known as Eucalyptus intermedia) is a bloodwood native to Queensland and New South Wales. More specifically it is found on a narrow belt ranging from Cooktown to north of Newcastle.
Richard Thomas Baker first described the pink bloodwood in 1901, naming it Eucalyptus intermedia, the species name derived from the Latin adjective intermedius and based on the intermediate nature of the oils between the red and yellow bloodwoods. In 1995, the Eucalyptus genus was split into three genera by Ken Hill and Lawrie Johnson, with E. intermedia transferred into Corymbia.
Hill and Johnson classified Corymbia intermedia in its own series Intermediae, A combined analysis of nuclear rDNA (ETS + ITS) and morphological characters published in 2009 found it to be closely related to C. trachyphloia and C. hendersonii. C. intermedia and other species were placed in the large section Septentrionales within the subgenus Corymbia.
The common name comes from the gum veins in the wood.
The pink bloodwood is a medium to tall tree which can reach 20–30 m (65–100 ft) in height with a 10–20 m (35–65 ft) spread. The rough bark is tesselated, light brown to grey in colour and extends the branches and trunk. The lanceolate juvenile leaves are 5–10 cm (2.0–3.9 in) long by 2–2.5 cm (0.79–0.98 in) wide and dark green above with paler undersides, while the leathery adult leaves are 10–15 cm (4–6 in) long by 1.5–3 cm (0.59–1.2 in) wide, lanceolate and dark green in colour. Flowering occurs from December to March and the profuse perfumed white or cream flowers are up to 2 cm (0.79 in) in diameter. Seven flowerheads make up an inflorescence. Flowers are followed by the development of the urn-shaped gumnuts which are 1.2–2 cm (0.47–0.79 in) long and 1–1.5 cm (0.39–0.59 in) across.
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