
Corymbia citriodora (Lemon Eucalyptus) back on the front porch on 10-23-10, #63-2.
Myrtaceae Juss.
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The Myrtaceae Family was named and described by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu in Genera Plantarum in 1789.
As of 1-3-23 when this page was last updated, Plants of the World Online lists 126 accepted genera in this family commonly known as the myrtle family.
I grew two Corymbia citriodora (Lemon Eucalyptus) while I was living at the mansion in Mississippi. You can click on the name to go to the plant’s own page.
For more information about this family of plants, please click on the links below. The links take you directly to the information about the family.