Kingdom Plantae Family Myrtaceae Rank Species | Order Myrtales Genus Corymbia | |
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Corymbia ellipsoidea is a bloodwood native to Queensland.
The tree typically grows to a height of 12 metres (39 ft). It has red-brown over dull, white to cream or grey tessellated bark that is persistent on the trunk and branches. The bark shed in small polygonal flakes. Adult leaves are a dull, grey-green colour and a linear to narrow lanceolate or lanceolate shape. They are falcate, acute or acuminate, basally tapered on narrowly flattened petioles. A compound, terminal conflorescence with regular umbellasters 3-flowered to 7-flowered. The flowers are white or cream with a calyptra patelliform or conical.
C. ellipsoidea is found in far north Queensland along the east coast from Cooktown as far south as Charters Towers. The distribution is discontinuous but the species is not threatened.