Myrtaceae

Forest redgum

Eucalyptus tereticornis Sm.

Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus

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Forest redgum: Eucalyptus tereticornis buds, capsules, flowers and foliage, Rockhampton, Queensland — Photo: Ethel Aardvark, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: أوكالبتوس مستدير القرون, اوكالبتوس مستدير القرون
Azerbaijani: Çətirvari evkalipt
Cantonese: 細葉桉
Chinese: 细叶桉, 细叶桉叶, 细叶桉果
English: Forest redgum
Spanish: Leptospermum umbellatum

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Ethel Aardvark, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ethel Aardvark, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sue Allen, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ajaynioding, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Geekstreet, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Geekstreet, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Geekstreet, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification 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.