Corymbia papillosa, commonly known as Maningrida bloodwood,[2] is a species of small, stunted tree that is endemic to northern Australia.

Corymbia papillosa is a stunted tree that typically grows to a height of 8 m (26 ft) and forms a lignotuber.

The flower buds are arranged on the ends of branchlets, sometimes upper leaf axils on a peduncle 5–30 mm (0.20–1.18 in) long, each branch of the peduncle with seven buds on pedicels 1–9 mm (0.039–0.354 in) long.

[5][6] The specific epithet (pachycarpa) is from the Latin papilla meaning "a nipple" and -osus, "full of", referring to the papilliform hairs on the leaves.

[5] Maningrida bloodwood grows in flat areas in sandy soils with lateritic gravels and occurs in scattered parts of the Top End of the Northern Territory with isolated occurrence in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.