Eucalyptus tereticornis Sm. | |
Myrtaceae | |
Thailamaram | |
| Botanical Name | Eucalyptus tereticornis Sm. |
| Synonyms | Eucalyptus insignis. Naudin.; Eucalyptus populifolia. Desf. |
| Family | Myrtaceae |
| Common Name | English : Forest Red Gum / Tamil : Thailamaram |
| Distribution | Global : Throughout the tropics including Australia, Queensland Indian : Throughout India |
| Description | Large trees up to 25m height, bark white, smooth; pealing of bark common in mature trees. Branchlet angular, pubescent in young. Leaves simple, alternate, opposite in seedling, estipulate ovate to elliptic or lanceolate, apex acuminate, margin entire, glabrous, coriaceous, gland-dotted; lateral nerves many, pinnate, faint, intercostate reticulate. Inflorescence Axillary umbels. Flowers bisexual, white, 7-11 flowered, hypanthium campanulate, operculum conical, horn-shaped. Stamens many, filament unequal; ovary inferior, adnate to the hypanthum, 3-4celled. Ovules many, style simple, stigma capitate. Fruit capsulepedicellate, truncate-globular, disc ascending; seeds many. |
| Flowering Fruiting period | Throughout the year / March - September |
| Uses | Railway sleepers, reforestation, shelter-belts, and shade |
| Medicinal Uses | Treatment for dysentery, muscle-relaxant, diarrhoea, and oil used as pain killer. |
| Tamil Name | Thailamaram |