Species
Angophora costata
Common Name(s)
smooth-barked apple
Authority
Angophora costata (Gaertn.) Britten
Family
Myrtaceae
Brief Description
In cultivation becomes a massive tree with very smooth, distinctive orange or pink trunk when bark has been newly shed. It fades to pale grey in winter. Leaves in opposite pairs (cf. most Eucalyptus spp.), The flowers have many white stamens, 5 small white petals (Eucalyptus has none), 5 'teeth' representing the sepals and the cup-like base has 5 raised ribs running down from the sepals to the flower stalk (pedicel).
Flora Category
Vascular - Exotic
Structural Class
Dicotyledonous Trees & Shrubs
Synonyms
Eucalyptus apocynifolia Brooker
Flower Colours
Cream,White
Year Naturalised
1987
Origin
NSW
This page last updated on 12 Mar 2018