Eucalyptus tricarpa, or Red Ironbark, is a species of Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of flowering trees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Members of the genus dominate the tree flora of Australia...

which is endemic to Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

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 and the South Coast

South Coast, New South Wales

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 of New South Wales

New South Wales

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 in Australia

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. It is a tall, straight trunked tree that usually grows to between 25 and 35 metres in height. It has deeply furrowed red-brown to black-brown bark that is persistent on all branches.

Taxonomy

Eucalyptus tricarpa was formerly regarded as a subspecies of Eucalyptus sideroxylon

Eucalyptus sideroxylon

Eucalyptus sideroxylon, or Mugga, Red Ironbark or Mugga Ironbark, is a small to medium-sized or occasionally tall tree. The bark is persistent on the trunk and large branches, hard and deeply furrowed, dark grey to black, with upper limbs smooth and whitish.Adult leaves are stalked, lanceolate to...

and was known as Eucalyptus sideroxylon subsp. tricarpa L.A.S.Johnson

Subspecies

• Eucalyptus tricarpa subsp. decora Rule (formerly known as Eucalyptus aff. tricarpa (Bealiba)