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Myrtaceae FAMILY

Eucalyptus astringens

Eucalyptus astringens

Edibility
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Medicinal
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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eucalyptus astringens is an evergreen, multi-stemmed shrub or a tree with a well-developed crown; it usually grows from 10 - 15 metres tall, occasionally reaching 25 metres. The bole is usually straight, up to half the total height of the tree, though is often rather short; it is up to 70cm in diameter[ 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. , 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. , 1660 Title EUCLID - Eucalypts of Australia Publication Author Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Canber Website http://keyserver.lucidcentral.org:8080/euclid/data/02050e02-0108-490e-8900-0e0601070d00/media/Html/index.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A website dedicated to the genus Eucalyptus (sensu latu), with descriptions and nomencultural information on all the species. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild as a source of materials. It has been successfully trialled in several countries as a plantation crop for wood but it is little used in cultivation[ 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 - southwestern Western Australia
HabitatLow stony hills and the sides of low, flat-topped hills on soils of sandy loam or clay loams; at elevations from 300 - 400 metres[ 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. ].