Myrtaceae FAMILY

Eucalyptus alba

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eucalyptus alba is a small to medium-sized evergreen tree, usually growing 15 - 26 metres tall. This species is often deciduous during the drier months prior to the wet season. The bole, which is often of poor form, is up to 60 cm in diameter[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. , 1660 Title EUCLID - Eucalypts of Australia Publication Author Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Canber Website http://keyserver.lucidcentral.org:8080/euclid/data/02050e02-0108-490e-8900-0e0601070d00/media/Html/index.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A website dedicated to the genus Eucalyptus (sensu latu), with descriptions and nomencultural information on all the species. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials and is also used in cosmetic preparations.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralia - Northern Territory, Western Australia, Queensland, north to Papua New Guinea.

HabitatFlat and undulating country, often near the coast or near watercourses, on heavy soil in woodland and open forest[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. Along watercourses, seasonally-wet depressions[ 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 ].