Myrtaceae FAMILY
Eucalyptus kochii
Eucalyptus kochii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Eucalyptus kochii is an evergreen tree or a multi-stemmed shrub that can grow from 3 - 12 metres tall[ 285 Title Florabase Publication Author Website https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database of Western Australian plants ]. The leaves of some forms of this species contain high quantities of essential oils, particularly eucalyptol (1,8-cineole). They are a major commercial source of essential oils, being harvested from the wild and also cultivated, the essential oil being widely traded for use in foods, medicines, cosmetics etc.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeAustralia - western and southwestern Western Australia
HabitatFound on flats and depressions, slight rises, and roadsides, growing on yellow-red sand, sandy clay and loam, gravel, laterite, granite, limestone[ 28 Title Plants for Shade. Publication Author Knight. F. P. Publisher Royal Horticultural Society. Year 1980 ISBN 0-900629-78-9 Description A small but informative booklet listing plants that can be grown in shady positions with a few cultivation details. ].