Corymbia dichromophloia
StarCorymbia dichromophloia
Synonyms: Eucalyptus niphophloia, Eucalyptus atrovirens, Eucalyptus dichromophloia, Eucalyptus drysdalensis, Corymbia drysdalensis, Corymbia capricornia, Corymbia rubens, Eucalyptus capricornia
Western Herbalism Properties
Traditional Uses
Aboriginal peoples of northern Australia used the dark red kino (gum) exuded by the bark of Corymbia dichromophloia medicinally. The astringent, tannin-rich kino was applied or taken as a remedy for toothache, colds and influenza, and chest, lung and bronchial complaints, and a weak solution of the resin was drunk as a tonic and used as a mouth rinse for sore mouth and teeth (Lassak & McCarthy, 2008; Vuong et al., 2023).
Botanical Description
Corymbia dichromophloia, the small-fruited or variable-barked bloodwood, is a tree of the family Myrtaceae endemic to tropical northern Australia, where it grows in open woodland and savanna on sandy or skeletal soils, often over rocky or lateritic ground. It typically reaches 6 to 15 metres tall and has smooth, powdery white to cream bark that may shed in thin orange or brownish flakes on the trunk and upper branches, frequently revealing patches of contrasting colour. The adult leaves are lance-shaped, glossy green, and arranged alternately, with prominent lateral veins. Creamy white flowers are borne in terminal corymbose clusters of seven, opening from clubbed buds. The woody fruit is an urn-shaped to barrel-shaped capsule (a typical bloodwood gumnut) with the valves enclosed below the rim, containing winged seeds. As with related bloodwoods, the trunk often exudes a dark red astringent kino gum when wounded.
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