Eucalyptus cneorifolia

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Eucalyptus cneorifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species: E. cneorifolia
Binomial name
Eucalyptus cneorifolia
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Eucalyptus cneorifolia, the Kangaroo Island narrow-leaf mallee, is a native tree of Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

It is grown in plantations for the production of cineole based eucalyptus oil.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Boland, D.J., Brophy, J.J., and A.P.N. House, Eucalyptus Leaf Oils, 1991, ISBN 0-909605-69-6

[edit] External links

  • Eucalyptus Oil Industry Revival, Landline, ABC. [1]