Antibacterial Properties of Flavonoids from Kino of the Eucalypt Tree, Corymbia torelliana.

Traditional medicine and ecological cues can both help to reveal bioactive natural compounds. Indigenous Australians have long used kino from trunks of the eucalypt tree, , in traditional medicine. A closely related eucalypt, , produces a fruit resin with antimicrobial properties that is highly attractive to stingless bees.