Myrtaceae

Redflower gum

Corymbia ficifolia (F.Muell.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson

Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Corymbia

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Redflower gum: Rotblühender Eukalyptusbaum, auch Corymbia ficifolia genannt als Gartengehölz in Berkeley/California — Photo: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)

Chinese: 红花伞房桉, 红花桉
English: Redflower gum, Red flowering gum
Galician: Eucalipto de flor
Hebrew: אקליפטוס פיציפוליה
Persian: سرخانگم آلبانی

Synonyms

Eucalyptus ficifolia F.Muell.
Eucalyptus ficifolia var. alba Guilf.
Eucalyptus ficifolia var. bakeri Guilf.
Eucalyptus ficifolia var. carmina Blakely
Eucalyptus ficifolia var. rosea Guilf.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced

Photos

Photo: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bidgee, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: h3 six, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joy, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joy, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joy, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Akos Kokai, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Akos Kokai, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stephan Ridgway from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Davidoleyo1, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Hughesdarren, 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.