Accession #: 200400173
Accession Date: 2004-09-20
Common name: Tasmanian Blue Gum
Family: Myrtaceae
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Country of Origin: New South Wales to Tasmania
Description: Blue Gum Eucalyptus is an evergreen tree that reaches a height of 15 meters or more. Bark is grayish, peeling off in thin, long strips, whitish gray underneath. Young leaves are cordate, glaucous-blue, and clasping the stem. Mature leaves are leathery, lanceolate, dark green, usually somewhat sickle-shaped, more than 30 centimeters long. Flowers are white, about 1.5 centimeters in diameter. Fruit is obovoid or somewhat rounded, about 8 millimeters in diameter.1
Uses: Oils are in classified into: <ol><li>medicinal, containing eucalytol or cineol<li>industrial, containing terpenes, used in mining operations<li>aromatic, as in E. citriodora </ol> <p> Considered anesthetic, antibronchitic, antiseptic, anticatarrh, antiparasitic, antirheumatic, antispasmodic, antiviral, cooling, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, febrifuge, rubefacient, analgesic, insect repellent, sedative, expectorant, stimulant.<sup>1</sup>
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USDA Zone: 8-10
Source: Jeff Smith - Connecticut College
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