Eucalyptus smithii

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Eucalyptus smithii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species: E. smithii
Binomial name
Eucalyptus smithii

Eucalyptus smithii, or gully gum, is a native tree of northern Victoria and southern New South Wales, Australia. In it's natural situation it occurs on the lower slopes, gullies, and swamps - where soils do not dry out.

The species is widely grown in southern Africa for the production of distilled eucalyptus oil from the leaves. The oil is high in cineole (75-84%).[1]

[edit] References

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