Weeds of Australia - Fact Sheet

Top Scientific Name Synonyms Family Common Names Origin Naturalised Distribution Notes

Scientific Name

Corymbia citriodora (Hook.) K.D. Hill & L.A.S. Johnson

Synonyms

Corymbia citriodora (Hook.) K.D. Hill & L.A.S. Johnson subsp. citriodora
Corymbia citriodora (Hook.) K.D. Hill & L.A.S. Johnson subsp. variegata (F. Muell.) A.R. Bean & M.W. McDonald
Corymbia variegata (F. Muell.) K.D. Hill & L.A.S. Johnson
Eucalyptus citriodora Hook.
Eucalyptus maculata Hook. var. citriodora F.M. Bailey, nom. illeg.
Eucalyptus maculata Hook. var. citriodora (Hook.) F.M. Bailey
Eucalyptus maculata Hook. var. citriodora Kinney, nom. illeg.
Eucalyptus melissiodora Lindl.
Eucalyptus variegata F.Muell.

Family

Myrtaceae

Common Names

citron scented gum, citron-scented gum, lemon gum, lemon scented gum, lemon-scented gum, lemonscented gum, spotted gum

Origin

Native to eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales (i.e. from Cooktown in northern Queensland south to Coffs Harbour in northern New South Wales).

Naturalised Distribution

Naturalised in northern Victoria, south-western Western Australia (i.e. in the Darling Range near Mundaring and near Perth) and beyond its native range in central New South Wales (i.e. in suburban Sydney). Possibly also sparingly naturalised in south-eastern South Australia.

Naturalised overseas in south-western USA (i.e. California) and Hawaii.

Notes

This species is regarded as an environmental weed in Western Australia and in the wider Sydney and Blue Mountains region in central New South Wales. Lemon-scented gum (Corymbia citriodora) is spreading from deliberate plantings and invading open woodland areas, particularly in south-western Western Australia.