Eucalyptus phoenicea F.Muell.

Tree to 12 m. Bark flaky, fibrous, yellow to yellow-brown on trunk and larger branches, then smooth and cream or white above. Juvenile leaves ovate, green, setose at first. Adult leaves acuminate; lamina 8–12 cm long, 1.2–2 cm wide, grey-green, concolorous; lateral veins just visible, at 45°–60°; intramarginal vein up to 1 mm from margin; petiole flattened, 8–15 mm long. Umbels many-flowered; peduncle terete to angled, 16–33 mm long; pedicels 4–15 mm long. Buds clavate; operculum hemispherical-conical, 2–3 mm long, 4–5 mm wide; hypanthium truncate-pyriform, faintly striate, 5–7 mm long, 4–5 mm wide. Fruits subcylindrical to suburceolate, 19–30 mm long, 9–13 mm wide, strongly ribbed; valves 2, rarely 3. Seeds ovate, grey-black.

It grows in warm temperate regions. It can grow in the tropics. It needs well drained soil. It needs full sun.