Myrtaceae FAMILY

Eucalyptus tetrodonta

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eucalyptus tetrodonta is an evergreen tree with an open crown; it can grow from 15 -30 metres tall. The bole is generally straight, can reach 50 - 65% of the total tree height, and be 60 - 100cm in diameter[ 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 for mainly local use as a medicine and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralia - northern Western Australia, northern Northern Territory, northern Queensland

HabitatOpen forest and woodlands, usually on country of low relief, but also extending to tablelands; at elevations up to 300 metres[ 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. , 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. ].