Myrtaceae
Lemonscented gum
Corymbia citriodora
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Corymbia
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Common names
By language (8)
- Arabic
- كينا ليموني, اكليبتوس ليموني, شجر صيدلة, كافور ليموني
- Chinese
- 柠檬桉, 柠檬桉叶, 柠檬桉果, 柠檬桉树脂
- Czech
- Citrónový Eukalyptus
- English
- Lemonscented gum, Lemon eucalyptus
- Hebrew
- אקליפטוס לימוני
- Japanese
- レモン・ユーカリ, ユーカリプタス・シトリオドラ, ユーカリシトリオドラ
- Malagasy
- Kininina manitra, Kininina oliva, Kinininoliva
- Spanish
- Eucalipto con olor a limon, Eucalipto con olor a limón, Eucaliptus maculata var citriodora, Eucaliptus maculata var. citriodora, Eucaliptus melissiodora
Synonyms
- Eucalyptus citriodora Hook.
- Eucalyptus maculata var. citriodora (Hook.) F.M.Bailey
- Eucalyptus maculata var. citriodora (Hook.) L.H.Bailey
- Eucalyptus melissiodora Lindl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.