Corymbia polycarpa or the long-fruited bloodwood (also known as Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus

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 polycarpa) is a bloodwood

Bloodwood

Bloodwood has several meanings. It is the name of a dark red wood, from South America. It is also a common name for several unrelated groups of trees, for instance:* Brosimum paraense, a tree found in Central and South America...

 native to Western Australia

Western Australia

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, Northern Territory

Northern Territory

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, Queensland

Queensland

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 and New South Wales

New South Wales

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; more specifically it is found across northern Australia and into northwestern New South Wales

New South Wales

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It is a medium-sized tree which can reach 10–18 m in height with a 5–12 m spread. The bark is tesselated, flaky and brownish in colour. The elliptic to lanceolate juvenile leaves are 5–8 cm by 2-2.5 cm, while the coarse adult leaves are 10–20 cm by 1–3 cm and lanceolate. Flowering occurs from December to June and the white or cream flowers are up to 2 cm in diameter.