Date of issue: 17 May 2011 Adhesive-backed stamp on white paper sheet. Plant: Corymbia ficifolia Family: MYRTACEAE Red Flowering Gum Common in cultivation in areas with a Mediterranean climate, the tree
can reach a height of 15 metres. The flowers are borne in large
terminal sprays and vary in colour from white to pink to red and
orange, from summer through to autumn. Distribution: naturally a very
restricted distrubution in the Stirling Ranges SE of Perth, WA. |