| Corymbia bella | |
|---|---|
 Uprooted C. bella after Cyclone Helen. | |
| Conservation status | |
| Taxonomy | |
| Kingdom | |
| (unranked) |
Angiosperms |
| (unranked) |
Eudicots |
| (unranked) |
Rosids |
| Order | |
| Family |
Myrtaceae |
| Genus |
Corymbia |
| Species |
C. bella |
| Naming and discovery | |
| Botanist |
K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson |
Corymbia bella (ghost gum) is a species of flowering tree in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Australia.
It is a tree 6-20 m tall (sometimes reaches 30 m). Its bark is smooth, and sheds in short ribbons or in polygonal flakes. The leaves are linear to narrow lanceolate, green to grey-green in color, 8-18 cm wide, and 1-1.8 mm wide. The flowers are colored whitish or creamish in color. When the flowers mature, they become a cylindrical red to red-brown fruit, 8-11 mm long, 6-8 mm in diameter.