Myrtaceae FAMILY

Eucalyptus sargentii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eucalyptus sargentii is an evergreen tree with a wide-spreading crown; it can grow 8 - 11 metres tall. The bole is usually short, branching low with steeply ascending primary branches; it can be up to 60cm in diameter[ 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 local use as a source of materials. Succeeding in saline soils and tolerating drought, the tree is grown as a street tree and for land reclamation.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAustralia - southwestern Western Australia

HabitatPrimarily found in low-lying areas of poor drainage; 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. , 1653 Title Further acylated flavonol bisdesmosides from Sinocrassula indica Publication Journal of Asian Natural Products Research, 2013 Vol. 15, No. 8, 885-890 Author Hai-Hui Xiea & Masayuki Yoshikawa Website http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10286020.2013.800973 Publisher Year 2013 ISBN Description ].