Status:
valid
Authors:
(F.Muell.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson
Source:
wcs
Year:
1995
Citation Micro:
Telopea 6: 295 (1995)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000925447
Common Names
- Two-coloured Bloodwood
- Two-coloured Gum
- Two-coloured Ironbark
Description
Corymbia dichromophloia (also called two-coloured bloodwood, among many other common names) is a species of tree that is native to Queensland and the Northern Territory in Australia. It is a medium-sized tree, growing up to 15 metres in height. It is found in open forest and woodland, often on rocky ridges and hillsides.
Uses & Benefits
Corymbia dichromophloia is used as an ornamental tree due to its attractive foliage and flowers. It is also used for its timber, which is used for furniture, flooring and other construction purposes.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Corymbia dichromophloia has small, white flowers with five petals and a yellow center. The seeds are small, black and round in shape. The seedlings are small and have a single stem with small, round-shaped leaves.
Cultivation and Propagation
Corymbia dichromophloia is a medium-sized tree, growing up to 15m in height. It prefers well-drained soils in full sun and is drought and frost tolerant. Propagation is from seed, which should be sown in spring or early summer. Germination is usually good and seedlings can be transplanted when they are about 10cm tall.
Where to Find Corymbia dichromophloia
Corymbia dichromophloia is native to Australia and can be found in tropical and subtropical rainforests in Queensland and New South Wales.
Species in the Corymbia genus
Corymbia serendipita,
Corymbia abbreviata,
Corymbia abergiana,
Corymbia aparrerinja,
Corymbia arafurica,
Corymbia arenaria,
Corymbia arnhemensis,
Corymbia aspera,
Corymbia aureola,
Corymbia bella,
Corymbia blakei,
Corymbia bleeseri,
Corymbia bloxsomei,
Corymbia brachycarpa,
Corymbia bunites,
Corymbia cadophora,
Corymbia calophylla,
Corymbia candida,
Corymbia chartacea,
Corymbia chillagoensis,
Corymbia chippendalei,
Corymbia citriodora,
Corymbia clandestina,
Corymbia clarksoniana,
Corymbia clavigera,
Corymbia cliftoniana,
Corymbia collina,
Corymbia confertiflora,
Corymbia dallachiana,
Corymbia dendromerinx,
Corymbia deserticola,
Corymbia dichromophloia,
Corymbia disjuncta,
Corymbia dunlopiana,
Corymbia ellipsoidea,
Corymbia eremaea,
Corymbia erythrophloia,
Corymbia eximia,
Corymbia ferriticola,
Corymbia ferruginea,
Corymbia ficifolia,
Corymbia flavescens,
Corymbia foelscheana,
Corymbia gilbertensis,
Corymbia grandifolia,
Corymbia greeniana,
Corymbia gummifera,
Corymbia haematoxylon,
Corymbia hamersleyana,
Corymbia hendersonii,
Species in the Myrtaceae family
Acca lanuginosa,
Acca macrostema,
Accara elegans,
Actinodium cunninghamii,
Agonis baxteri,
Agonis flexuosa,
Agonis grandiflora,
Agonis theiformis,
Agonis undulata,
Agonis hypericifolia,
Algrizea macrochlamys,
Algrizea minor,
Allosyncarpia ternata,
Aluta appressa,
Aluta aspera,
Aluta maisonneuvei,
Aluta quadrata,
Aluta teres,
Amomyrtella irregularis,
Amomyrtella guilii,
Amomyrtus luma,
Amomyrtus meli,
Angophora bakeri,
Angophora clelandi,
Angophora costata,
Angophora crassifolia,
Angophora dichromophloia,
Angophora euryphylla,
Angophora exul,
Angophora floribunda,
Angophora hispida,
Angophora inopina,
Angophora leiocarpa,
Angophora melanoxylon,
Angophora paludosa,
Angophora robur,
Angophora subvelutina,
Angophora woodsiana,
Angophora clelandii,
Anticoryne diosmoides,
Anticoryne ovalifolia,
Anticoryne melanosperma,
Archirhodomyrtus baladensis,
Archirhodomyrtus beckleri,
Archirhodomyrtus paitensis,
Archirhodomyrtus turbinata,
Archirhodomyrtus vieillardii,
Arillastrum gummiferum,
Astartea aspera,
Astartea corniculata,