Trees of Western Australia - salmon gum and scarlet pear gum

Authors

C A. Gardner, Department of AgricultureFollow

Keywords

Western Australia, Trees, salmon gum, scarlet pear gum

Disciplines

Botany

First Page Number

57

Last Page Number

67

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

The name salmonophloia, meaning salmon-barked, was given to this tree in 1878 by Ferdinand Mueller, the famous Australian botanist. The title of "Salmon- Barked Gum-Tree" had already been bestowed upon this tree by the early settlers, a name which apparently referred to the colour of the bark in fracture when it resembles the colour of cooked salmon flesh. The external colouration varies from a brownish pink at the end of summer to almost white in winter, usually with greyish-purple patches.

Recommended Citation

Gardner, C A. (1952) "Trees of Western Australia - salmon gum and scarlet pear gum," Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 3: Vol. 1: No. 4, Article 10.
Available at: https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture3/vol1/iss4/10