costata is a species of medium-sized to large tree that is endemic to eastern Australia.

It is similar to subspecies costata but has narrower leaves and smaller fruit.

costata is a tree that typically grows to a height of 30 m (98 ft) and forms a lignotuber.

[5][6][7][8] This eucalypt subspecies grows in sandy soil, often over sandstone and occurs naturally in Queensland and New South Wales.

It is widely distributed in south-eastern Queensland and disjunctly in the White Mountains National Park.