- Eucalyptus kochii
taxobox
regnum =Plantae
unranked_divisio =Angiosperm s
unranked_classis =Eudicot s
unranked_ordo =Rosid s
ordo =Myrtales
familia =Myrtaceae
genus = "Eucalyptus "
species = "E. kochii"
binomial = "Eucalyptus kochii"
binomial_authority = |"Eucalyptus kochii" is a native tree of
Western Australia .There are two subspecies:
* "Eucalyptus kochii" subsp. "kochii"
* "Eucalyptus kochii" subsp. "plenissima"It is cultivated in plantations for the production of
eucalyptus oil . The distilled oil has a very high content ofcineole (83-94%). [Boland, D.J., Brophy, J.J., and A.P.N. House, "Eucalyptus Leaf Oils", 1991, ISBN 0-909605-69-6]References
External links
* Byrne, M., "High genetic identities between three oil mallee taxa, Eucalyptus kochii ssp. kochii, ssp. plenissima and E. horistes, based on nuclear RFLP analysis", "Heredity", 1999, 82, pp205–211 [http://www.nature.com/hdy/journal/v82/n2/full/6884740a.html]
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