Eucalyptus staigeriana is a tree that typically grows to a height of 12–21 m (39–69 ft) and forms a lignotuber.

[2][3] Eucalyptus staigeriana was first formally described in 1883 by Frederick Manson Bailey from an unpublished description by Ferdinand von Mueller.

[2][5] The lemon-scented ironbark grows in woodland and open forest in hilly country on the eastern side of the Cape York Peninsula.

[2][3] This eucalypt is classified as "least concern" under the Queensland Government Nature Conservation Act 1992.

It contains a range of essential oil components, including geranial, methyl geranate, geranyl acetate, limonene, phellandrene, neral, terpinolene and geraniol.