Taxon: Corymbia citriodora (Hook.) K. D. Hill & L. A. S. Johnson

Genus:

Corymbia

Family:

Myrtaceae

Subfamily:

Myrtoideae

Tribe:

Eucalypteae

Nomen number:

404658

Place of publication:

Telopea 6:388. 1995

Link to protologue:

Typification:

Name Verified on:

20-oct-2009 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last Changed: 19-sep-2017

Species priority site is:

Accessions:

1 in National Plant Germplasm System (GoogleMap)

Synonyms:

Basionym: Eucalyptus citriodora Hook.

Common names:

citron-scent gum (Source: HerbSpices) - English
lemon-scent gum (Source: World Econ Pl) - English
spotted gum (Source: Firewood Cr) - English
citroneukalyptus (Source: Kulturvaxtdatabas) - Swedish

Economic Importance:

Environmental: ornamental (fide Telopea 6:389. 1995)
Fuels: fuelwood (fide Firewood Cr, as Eucalyptus citriodora)
Materials: essential oils (fide Firewood Cr, HerbSpices, as Eucalyptus citriodora)
Materials: wood (fide Firewood Cr, HerbSpices, as Eucalyptus citriodora)

Distributional Range:

Native

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland (e.)]

Cultivated

(also cult.)

References:

Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols. 1986-1987 (HerbSpices)
Hill, K. D. & L. A. S. Johnson 1995. Systematic studies in the eucalypts 7. A revision of the bloodwoods, genus Corymbia (Myrtaceae) (Telopea) 6:185-504.
National Academy of Sciences Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production. 1980 (Firewood Cr)

Check other web resources for Corymbia citriodora (Hook.) K. D. Hill & L. A. S. Johnson :

AVH: Australia's Virtual Herbarium
Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Databas of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://germoplasma.iniaf.gob.bo/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=404658. Accessed 7 junio 2026.