Corymbia terminalis

Corymbia terminalis
Bloodwood tree in Karijini, Western Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Corymbia
Species:	C. terminalis
Binomial name
Corymbia terminalis
Synonyms
Corymbia opaca Corymbia tumescens Eucalyptus centralis Eucalyptus opaca Eucalyptus orientalis Eucalyptus polycarpa Eucalyptus pyrophora Eucalyptus terminalis

Corymbia terminalis is a tree native to the Central Australian region, particularly around Alice Springs, as well as in semi-arid areas in Western Australia. Its common name is the bloodwood. Australian Aboriginal people collect bush coconuts from this tree, an insect in gall.

Occasionally a bloodwood tree will shed a piece of bark, hence opening a "wound" through which a blood-like sap will flow. The sap flows until it crystallizes, covering up the hole in the bark. Australian Aboriginals collect this substance as bush medicine. They add a teaspoon of bloodwood crystals to a cup with boiling hot water and drink it, and it is said to cure the flu and stomach problems.

A bloodwood tree "bleeding"

External links

• Alice Springs Town Council