Eucalyptus naudiniana

Abstract

Commonly known as Kamarere, this species of eucalypt comes under the category of giant gum, and it is peculiar to the Territory insofar that it occurs only on the island of New Britain.

Kamarere is a scierophyllous species occurring only on certain types of soil, and under certain conditions, and is not a dry country tree. It is a fine riverside type of forest, and thrives best in pure stands, on the alluvium in a valley, which is flat enough to be subject to annual flooding in the rainy season, i.e., the north-west on the north coast, and the south-east on the south coast of New Britain.