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The fruit are small rounded capsules with a red colour on the rim and this gives them their scientific name. Haima is red in Latin and Stoma is mouth.
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Scribbly Gums can be badly damaged by termites and fires but still live and provide shelter for animals and birds.
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Fire can enter and smoulder in trees for 3 months or more. This enlarges the hollows allowing large animals like Ringtail Possums to shelter.​
In 2013 a fire smouldered in a Scribbly Gum at Doyalson for approximately 2 weeks before wind blew sparks from it and restarted the Catherine Hill Bay Fire.
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