Eucalyptus fibrosa

taxobox
name = "Red Ironbark"
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Myrtales
familia = Myrtaceae
genus = "Eucalyptus"
species = "E. fibrosa"
binomial = "Eucalyptus fibrosa"
binomial_authority = F. Muell.|

"Eucalyptus fibrosa" ( F. Muell. ), Red Ironbark or Broad-leaved Red Ironbark, is a type of Ironbark tree found in Australia, mainly in Queensland and New South Wales. This plant is in family Myrtaceae.

The tree has deeply furrowed dark gray bark. It grows to a height of about 30 meters. Flowers are creamy white. Leaves are dark green and broader than other ironbarks. The dense, strong wood is valued for lumber. The sap, locally called "kino," was used by natives to keep fish lines from fraying and by the early settlers for ink.

Cultivars are available for planting.

Subspecies

*"Eucalyptus fibrosa nubila" - Blue-leaved ironbark.
*"Eucalyptus fibrosa fibrosa".

See also

* Eucalyptus
* "Eucalyptus crebra", Narrowleaf red ironbark.

External links

* [http://www.anbg.gov.au/images/photo_cd/51240J012LH09/041.html Photo]
* [http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Eucalyptus~fibrosa Information about "Eucalyptus fibrosa"]