Eucalyptus

Botanische kenmerken

Fast-growing tree with blue-green sickle-shaped adult leaves. The leaf is rich in volatile oil dominated by 1,8-cineole.

Herkomst

Southeast Australia and Tasmania; cultivated around the Mediterranean.

Traditioneel gebruik

The leaf has long been used for herbal infusions and as an aromatic herb in a range of traditional applications.

Interessante weetjes

Blue gum was planted around marshland in nineteenth-century Europe because of its enormous water uptake.