Scientific Name: Eucalyptus exserta

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  • Pronunciation:
    you-cal-LIPT-us ex-ERT-ah
  • Common Name:
    Queensland Peppermint
  • Derivation:
    Eucalyptus: Gr. eu - well, kalyptos - covered (refers to bud cap) exserta: L.exsertus - exserted (refers to the valve arrangement)
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    MYRTACEAE
  • Fruit:
    Capsule- valves strongly exerted
  • Vegetation Type:
    Montane (eg. Mt.Tinbeerwah)
  • Species List:
    Bush food, Bush medicine, Emu Mt., Eucalypt Forest Trees, Upper Mt.Tinbeerwah, RE 12.2.11. RE 12.3.11. RE 12.8.20. RE 12.12.14.
Cultural Notes

TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:

Bush food: Nectar sucked from flowers. Water extracted from roots. Bush medicine: Diarrhoea and dysentery - kino (gum) solution drunk. Pad of chewed leaves often placed on wound to heal. leaves and oil prescribed for everything.

Identification Notes

Bark furrowed flaky loose Operculum conical Found on very rocky sites with shallow soil

Associated Fauna

Bird attracting