Cadaghi

Corymbia torelliana

Cadaghi

DESCRIPTION

Tree to 30m tall with rough dark brown or reddishbrown bark on lower trunk and smooth greyishgreen bark above. Ovate juvenile leaves to 20cm long by 11cm wide, opposite or alternate. Ovate adult leaves 7.5-16cm long by 1.8-3.5cm wide, apex acute, base wedge-shaped or asymmetrical.

FLOWERS AND FRUIT

White or cream flowers in terminal panicles during spring. Smooth oval to ovoid buds 7-12mm long. Globular or urn- shaped woody capsules 9-13mm long by 10-14mm wide.

HABITAT AND RANGE

Weed of roadsides, waterways, disturbed sites, waste areas and open woodlands in the subtropics. Native bees collect and spread resin-coated seeds. Sticky resin can then clog honeycombs and seal hive entrances, killing all bees inside. This species creates a dense canopy shading out native understorey plants.