Myrtaceae FAMILY

Eucalyptus bosistoana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eucalyptus bosistoana is an evergreen tree with a large, rounded crown; it can grow up to 40 metres tall, occasionally reaching 60 metres. The bole is up to 100cm in diameter, occasionally to 200cm and is usually unbranched for more than half the height of the 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. , 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. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is traded commercially. It has been planted for timber in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe 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 RangeAustralia - eastern Victoria, New South Wales.

HabitatLocally frequent, in wet forest on deeper and more fertile soils, often along streams; at elevations up to 300 metres[ 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. , 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. ].