Myrtaceae FAMILY

Eucalyptus piperita

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eucalyptus piperita is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 20 metres tall[ 1096 Title Native Tastes of Australia Publication Author Website http://tasteaustralia.biz/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A website with detailed information on around 50 species of native Australian food plants, including recipes. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild mainly for its essential oil, which can be used medicinally. It is grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAustralia - New South Wales

HabitatFound in most soils, especially if they are on the poor side[ 154 Title Flora of Victoria. Publication Author Ewart. A. J. Publisher University Press; Melbourne Year 1930 ISBN Description A flora of eastern Australia, it is rather short on information that is useful to the plant project. ], it prefers sandstone soils on the cool sides of valleys and ridges; at elevations up to 1,000 metres[ 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. , 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. ].