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Gum tree is the common name of several trees and plants: Eucalypteae, particularly: Eucalyptus, which includes the majority of species of gum trees; Corymbia, which includes the ghost gums and spotted gums; Angophora, which includes Angophora costata Sydney red gum; Nyssa sylvatica, common names include blackgum, sour gum
Eucalyptus viminalis, commonly known as the manna gum, white gum or ribbon gum, [3] is a species of small to very tall tree that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has smooth bark, sometimes with rough bark near the base, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of three or seven, white flowers and cup-shaped or hemispherical fruit.
American sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua), also known as American storax, [3] hazel pine, [4] bilsted, [5] redgum, [3] satin-walnut, [3] star-leaved gum, [5] alligatorwood, [3] gumball tree, [6] or simply sweetgum, [3] [7] is a deciduous tree in the genus Liquidambar native to warm temperate areas of eastern North America and tropical montane regions of Mexico and Central America.
A mallet is a tree with a single thin trunk with a steeply branching habit but lacks both a lignotuber and epicormic buds. Eucalyptus astringens is an example of a mallet. A marlock is a shrub or small tree with a single, short trunk, that lacks a lignotuber and has spreading, densely leafy branches that often reach almost to the ground.
The leaf blade is narrowly lance-shaped, usually 65–105 mm (2.6–4.1 in) long and 7–15 mm (0.28–0.59 in) wide with the base tapering to the petiole, and a pointed apex. [ 4 ] Flowering occurs from September to March and the flowers are white or cream flowers ,are arranged in groups of seven in the leaf axils on stout, unbranched peduncles .
Eucalyptus erythrocorys, commonly known as illyarrie, [2] red-capped gum or helmet nut gum, [3] is a species of tree or mallee from Western Australia. It has smooth bark, sickle-shaped to curved adult leaves, characteristically large flower buds in groups of three with a bright red operculum , bright yellow to yellowish green flowers and ...
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