Corymbia opaca

Desert bloodwood
Corymbia opaca in Central Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Corymbia
Species:
C. opaca
Binomial name
Corymbia opaca
Synonyms
  • Eucalyptus centralis D.J.Carr & S.G.M.Carr
  • Eucalyptus opaca D.J.Carr & S.G.M.Carr
  • Eucalyptus orientalis D.J.Carr & S.G.M.Carr
  • Corymbia eremaea subsp. eremaea'' auct. non (D.J.Carr & S.G.M.Carr) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson
  • Eucalyptus terminalis auct. non F.Muell.
  • Eucalyptus terminalis auct. non F.Muell.

Corymbia opaca, also known as desert bloodwood, is a species of tree that is endemic to northern Australia. It has rough bark on part or all of the trunk, lance-shaped leaves, club-shaped flower buds and urn-shaped fruit. Several parts of this plant are used by Aboriginal Australians in traditional medicine.

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