Eucalyptus dumosa
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Eucalyptus dumosa, White Mallee is a mallee of the relatively dry country of South Australia
from the northern Flinders Ranges
and Murray Mallee
eastwards to central western New South Wales
and north western Victoria
. Mallee is the Wergaui/ Wotjobaluk word for this species.
The bark is smooth, whitish or yellow-white, weathering to grey or pinkish-grey, on larger stems there is usually a stocking of thin grey-brown fibrous bark.
Adult leaves are stalked, alternate, lanceolate 10 x 2 cm, concolorous dull green to grey -green.
Clusters of white flowers appear in late summer to mid autumn.
The leaves are steam distilled as a commercial source of cineole based eucalyptus oil
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South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
from the northern Flinders Ranges
Flinders Ranges
Flinders Ranges is the largest mountain range in South Australia, which starts approximately north west of Adelaide. The discontinuous ranges stretch for over from Port Pirie to Lake Callabonna...
and Murray Mallee
Murray Mallee
The Murray Mallee is the grain-growing and sheep-farming area of South Australia bounded to the north and west by the Murray River, to the east by the Victorian border, and extending about 50 km south of the Mallee Highway....
eastwards to central western New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
and north western Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
. Mallee is the Wergaui/ Wotjobaluk word for this species.
The bark is smooth, whitish or yellow-white, weathering to grey or pinkish-grey, on larger stems there is usually a stocking of thin grey-brown fibrous bark.
Adult leaves are stalked, alternate, lanceolate 10 x 2 cm, concolorous dull green to grey -green.
Clusters of white flowers appear in late summer to mid autumn.
The leaves are steam distilled as a commercial source of cineole based eucalyptus oil
Eucalyptus oil
Eucalyptus oil is the generic name for distilled oil from the leaf of Eucalyptus, a genus of the plant family Myrtaceae native to Australia and cultivated worldwide. Eucalyptus oil has a history of wide application, as a pharmaceutical, antiseptic, repellent, flavouring, fragrance and industrial uses...
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