- Eucalyptus polybractea
taxobox
name = Blue-leaved Mallee
image_caption = "Eucalyptus polybractea"Melbourne
regnum =Plantae
unranked_divisio =Angiosperm s
unranked_classis =Eudicot s
unranked_ordo =Rosid s
ordo =Myrtales
familia =Myrtaceae
genus = "Eucalyptus "
species = "E. polybractea"
binomial = "Eucalyptus polybractea"
binomial_authority = R. Baker|The Blue mallee, or Blue-leaved mallee ("Eucalyptus polybractea") is a small multi-trunked
sclerophyll tree that grows naturally in westernNew South Wales andVictoria, Australia . The bark is smooth, and fibrous near the trunk base. Leaves are disjunct and linear to narrow-lanceolate. Juvenile leaves are glaucous, and adult leaves grey-green. Flowers are followed by woody capsules 3-6 mm long.Essential oil
"E. polybractea" leaves are used to produce
eucalyptus oil with very high levels ofcineole (up to 91%), yielding 0.7-5% fresh weight overall. The oil is primarily used medicinally and for flavoring.References
* Boland, D.J. "et al", "Eucalyptus Leaf Oils - Use, Chemistry, Distillation and Marketing", ISBN 0-909605-69-6.
* Harden, G.J., "Flora of New South Wales, Volume 2", ISBN 0-86840-164-1.
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