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Eucalyptus deglupta

Blume (1850)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Myrtales Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Eucalyptus

kamarere, Mindanao gum, painted gum tree, rainbow eucalyptus

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Trees 35–60 m tall.

Stems: Bark green to yellow or red, orange, brown, and purple, smooth throughout.

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Adult leaves opposite. Blades ovate to ovate–lanceolate, 10–20 cm long, 6–10 cm wide. Apex apiculate. Blades discolorous. Margins entire. Petioles 7–13 mm long. Stipules vestigial or absent.

Flowers: Flowers 3–7 in umbels arranged in terminal and axillary paniculate inflorescences, peduncles 5–10 mm long, pedicels 4–6 mm long. buds subglobose or subclavate, 2–4 mm long and wide. Flowers bisexual (perfect), actinomorphic. Calyx modified into an operculum; operculum hemispherical, apiculate. Stamens numerous, in several whorls; anthers dithecal. Ovary inferior; ovule placentation axile.

Fruit: Fruit hemispherical or subglobose; 3–5 mm long and wide; valves exserted. Seeds numerous.

Ploidy:

Habitat: Extensively planted on Kaua'i; O'ahu; Molokai; and Hawai'i; and reproducing by seed in these areas.

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

  • Yes

Ethnobotanical Images

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Molokai Potentially Naturalizing
Maui Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Wind
Forestry

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Mus. Bot. 1: 83 (1850)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:953 (K, O, Mo, H); Staples & Herbst 2005:420 (KEY), 421 (DESCR); Note: change to Mo?, no nat. spms., Apr 2025

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Eucalyptus deglupta Pahoa HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 4/27/2017
2 Eucalyptus deglupta Hilo HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 4/22/2004
3 Eucalyptus deglupta Honolulu, University of Hawaii, in front of Library Preserved_Specimen Tree 2 yrs. old, 5 m. tall; fl. white. St.John, H. 26050 Oahu BISH 1957-02-01
4 Eucalyptus deglupta South Hilo District, Stainback Highway, elev. ca. 1600 ft Preserved_Specimen Tree 30 ft. tall spreading from planting near roadside. Fruit green. Peeling bark red brown over green. Cuddihy, L.W. 2086 Hawaii BISH 1987-10-04
5 Eucalyptus deglupta Paia, about 15 mi E Preserved_Specimen Large tree 60 ft., 1 ft. diam., planted, introduced. Little Jr., E.L. 31118 Maui BISH 1976-08-25
6 Eucalyptus deglupta Ookala HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 7/12/2002
7 Eucalyptus deglupta Ookala HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 3/30/2012
8 Eucalyptus deglupta UH Hilo parking lot HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 11/3/2017
9 Eucalyptus deglupta U.H. Campus, Orvis Auditorium Preserved_Specimen Tall, slender tree 12 m tall in full sun. Mature brown bark exfoliates to expose a moss green colored bark that darkens with age. The stamens are white. The flowers have a moderate fragrance (afternoon). Lau, J. 1187 Oahu BISH 1985-07-07
10 Eucalyptus deglupta Hawaii Puna District, land of Keaau, along North Kulani Road near its junction with Stainback Hwy. El. about 1650 ft Preserved_Specimen Tree bark gray scaling to reveal orange and green spots. Forestry planting. Herbst, D.R. 5586 Hawaii BISH 1975-12-15
11 Eucalyptus deglupta Honolulu, Moiliili Preserved_Specimen Tree 8-10 m tall, trunk smooth green and red, bark very thin, exfoliating, flowers with white stamens, visited by honey bees. Fosberg, F.R. 57417 Oahu BISH 1978-03-27
12 Eucalyptus deglupta Wahiawa Preserved_Specimen Tree 45-50 ft. high. McEldowney, G.A. Oahu BISH 1952-09-07
13 Eucalyptus deglupta Holualoa HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 4/26/2016
14 Eucalyptus deglupta Ookala HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 7/12/2002
15 Eucalyptus deglupta U.H. Campus, Orvis Auditorium Preserved_Specimen Tall, slender tree 12 m tall in full sun. Mature brown bark exfoliates to expose a moss green colored bark that darkens with age. The stamens are white. The flowers have a moderate fragrance (afternoon). Lau, J. 1187 Oahu BISH 1985-07-07
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