The cracks and pressures of Corymbia torelliana

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The cracks and pressures of Corymbia torelliana
The cracks and pressures of Corymbia torelliana

Explore Mar 10, 2023 #493

Corymbia torelliana, commonly known as cadaghi[ or cadaga is a species of tree that is endemic to north Queensland. It has smooth, greenish grey to white bark, rough at the base of older trees, egg-shaped, heart-shaped or lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of three or seven, white flowers and urn-shaped or shortened spherical fruit.

Corymbia torelliana typically grows to a height of 25–30 metres (82–98 ft) and forms a lignotuber. It has smooth greenish grey to white bark, although older specimens often have rough, tessellated, greyish bark on the lower trunk. Young plants and coppice regrowth have heart-shaped to egg-shaped or elliptical leaves that are glossy green on the upper surface, paler below, 90–145 mm (3.5–5.7 in) long and 60–105 mm (2.4–4.1 in) wide. Adult leaves are arranged alternately, paler on the lower surface, egg-shaped to heart-shaped or lance-shaped, 60–160 mm (2.4–6.3 in) long and 15–85 mm (0.59–3.35 in) wide on a petiole 10–24 mm (0.39–0.94 in) long. There are many small oil dots visible to the naked eye.

The flower buds are arranged on the ends of branchlets on a branched peduncle 5–24 mm (0.20–0.94 in) long, each branch of the peduncle with three or seven buds that are sessile or on pedicels up to 5 mm (0.20 in) long. Mature buds are oval, 7–8 mm (0.28–0.31 in) long and 5–7 mm (0.20–0.28 in) wide with a rounded, conical or slightly beaked operculum. Flowering occurs from August to November and the flowers are white. The fruit is a woody urn-shaped or shortened spherical capsule 9–14 mm (0.35–0.55 in) long and 8–14 mm (0.31–0.55 in) wide with the valves enclosed in the fruit.[

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
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