Myrtaceae FAMILY

Eucalyptus polybractea

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eucalyptus polybractea is an evergreen tree or large shrub that can grow up to 10 metres tall, usually with more than one main trunk[ 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 for local use as a medicine and source of materials.It is sometimes cultivated in Australia for its essential oil[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAustralia - Victoria, New South Wales

HabitatPoor clayey and sandy soils in the semi-arid interior[ 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. ]. Locally frequent but restricted, in sclerophyllous mallee shrubland on loamy soils[ 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. ].