Myrtaceae FAMILY

Eucalyptus viminalis

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eucalyptus viminalis is an evergreen tree with a large, open crown; it usually grows up to 50 metres tall, but exceptional specimens to 90 metres have been recorded. The bole is up to 120cm in diameter, exceptionally to 150cm[ 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. ]. The tree is commonly harvested from the wild for its wood, which is a widely used timber in Australia. It also has local uses as a food, medicine and source of various materials. In tropical Africa it is known to be planted for timber in Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Madagascar and Mauritius. It is widely planted in 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. ]. Eucalyptus viminalis is planted as an ornamental and shade tree[ 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 RangeAustralia - southeastern Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania.

HabitatCool moist sites, usually on better soils, at elevations up to 1,400 metres[ 77 Title Eucalypts. (2 volumes.) Publication Author Kelly. S. Publisher Nelson, Melbourne Year 1969 ISBN - Description A very readable book (in two volumes) on the many species of Eucalyptus trees in Australia. , 152 Title Australian Medicinal Plants. Publication Author Lassak. E. V. and McCarthy. T. Publisher New Holland Publishers Year 2001 ISBN 1876334703 Description A very good and readable guide to the subject. ]. Widespread and abundant, in grassy woodland or forest on fertile loamy soils in New South Wales[ 365 Title Flora of New South Wales Publication Author Website http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants. ].