Myrtaceae FAMILY

Eucalyptus oleosa

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eucalyptus oleosa is an evergreen, multi-stemmed shrub growing up to 8 metres tall, occasionally becoming a tree up to 12 metres tall[ 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. , 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 an emergency source of water for travellers in the desert and for local use as a source of materials. It is sometimes grown in shelterbelts.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAustralia - Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales

HabitatCommunity codominant, in mallee shrubland on red aeolian sands[ 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. ].