Myrtaceae FAMILY

Eucalyptus obliqua

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eucalyptus obliqua is an evergreen tree; it can grow up to 70 metres tall, exceptionally to 90 metres. The long, straight bole can be up to 210cm in diameter, exceptionally to 300cm[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. , 1658 Title Eucalypts for Planting Publication FAO Forestry Series No.11 Author Jacobs M.R. Website http://www.fao.org Publisher FAO; Rome Year 1981 ISBN 92-5-100570-2 Description An excellent publication, rather dated now but with a wealth of information about the Eucalypts. It can be downloaded from the Internet as a PDF file. ]. Commonly harvested from the wild, this is one of the most important hardwood species in Australia and it also supplies a range of other materials. It has been planted for timber in Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Madagascar and South Africa[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia (Lesser Sunda Islands) to Australia - Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania

HabitatClosed forests and wet sclerophyll forests in mountains in areas with winter frosts, often forming pure stands; at elevations up to 1,300 metres[ 167 Title A Field Guide to Australian Trees. Publication Author Holliday. I. and Hill. R. Publisher Frederick Muller Ltd. Year 1974 ISBN 0-85179-627-3 Description A well illustrated and very readable book, but it does not contain much information for the plant project. , 1658 Title Eucalypts for Planting Publication FAO Forestry Series No.11 Author Jacobs M.R. Website http://www.fao.org Publisher FAO; Rome Year 1981 ISBN 92-5-100570-2 Description An excellent publication, rather dated now but with a wealth of information about the Eucalypts. It can be downloaded from the Internet as a PDF file. ].