Myrtaceae FAMILY

Eucalyptus brassiana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eucalyptus brassiana is an evergreen tree growing up to 30 metres tall, though only 7 - 15 metres on infertile sites. The bole is straight and can be unbranched for around half the total tree height[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. , 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. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild and also cultivated for its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralasia - southern New Guinea, northern Queensland

HabitatFound on a range of sites from rocky slopes over undulating country to seasonally inundated flats and depressions; at elevations up to 560 metres. In cultivation it grows well on the margin of rice fields[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ].