Eucalyptus oleosa

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Eucalyptus oleosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species: E. oleosa
Binomial name
Eucalyptus oleosa
F.Muell. ex Miq.

Eucalyptus oleosa, red mallee, is a native tree of Australia. The leaves are harvested 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