Myrtaceae
Sydney red gum
Angophora costata
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Angophora
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 悉尼红树胶, 海岸杯果木, 杯果木
- English
- Sydney red gum, Rusty gum, Smooth-barked apple
- Persian
- سیب رز
- Spanish
- Eucalyptus apocynifolia
Synonyms
- Angophora lanceolata Cav.
- Melaleuca costata (Gaertn.) Raeusch.
- Metrosideros acuminata F.Dietr.
- Metrosideros costata Gaertn.
- Metrosideros lanceolata Pers.
Flowers
- In flower
- October to December (from 20 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Andrew Thornhill, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: James Ray, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Margaret Donald from Sydney, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ian_mcallan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Madeleine Massey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: ian_mcallan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nadiatalent, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Madeleine Massey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nadiatalent, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Martin Slade, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.