Corymbia K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson
Lateral veins of leaf ± parallel making 50–60° angle with mid-vein, fruit ovoid to urceolate with disc deeply depressed, ≥10 mm long Corymbia
Bark smooth, white or pink.
Leaves strongly lemon scented. Bark white sometimes pink or blue-grey. Fruit 7–11 mm diam. ovoid or urceolate, often warty. Disc enclosed in floral tube. Tree up to 40 m high. Leaves 8–16 x 0.5–2 cm. lateral veins parallel with each other; angle 45–60° Petiole flattened, 13–20 mm long. Umbels 3-flowered. Operculum shorter than the floral tube. A native of open woodland from Qld, but planted in streets and gardens and occasionally naturalized around Sydney. Lemon-scented Gum Corymbia citriodora
Leaves not lemon scented. Bark white to pink with darker spots and sometimes dimpled. Fruit 10–14 mm diam., ovoid to slightly urceolate, pedicellate. Disc enclosed in the floral tube; valves deeply enclosed. Tree up to 40 m high. Leaves 10–20 x 2.5–6 cm; lateral veins parallel with each other; angle 45–60°. Petiole angular, 15–25 mm long. Umbels in lateral panicles, mostly 3-flowered; peduncles compressed or angular, up to 2 cm long Operculum conical-acute, shorter than the floral tube. Camden, Liverpool, Parramatta districts; Broken Bay; Gosford; Illawarra. Alluviums and sandy-clay soils. Fl. winter. Spotted Gum Corymbia maculata