Eucalyptus forest
Eucalyptus tree and origin
To explore this plant's many useful uses, let's start with the origin and origin of the plant as follows:
Origin of eucalyptus tree
The scientific name of eucalyptus is Eucalyptus, a genus of flowering plants, belonging to the Kim Nuong family. Nowadays, eucalyptus is widely planted in forests in our country with many uses in life.
Eucalyptus (also known as eucalyptus tree) first appeared in our country in the 1950s in the southern provinces, belonging to the tree species. Before 1975, the plant was named mint because of the minty smell of the leaves.
There are more than 700 species of eucalyptus trees, which are propagated and planted with seeds. Some eucalyptus species suitable for Vietnam's soil and climate are widely planted today.
Origin of eucalyptus tree
More than 700 species of eucalyptus are mostly native to Australia in Oceania. Additionally, a small number of species are found in New Guinea, Indonesia, Taiwan and some in the far northern Philippines.
This plant is grown mainly in countries with tropical and subtropical climates including the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Mediterranean region, China, the Indian peninsula,...
Characteristics of eucalyptus trees
Although there are more than 700 different types of eucalyptus, for example: white eucalyptus, red eucalyptus, willow eucalyptus, etc. But most trees of this species often have the following common characteristics so you can easily identifiable:
- Trunk: Eucalyptus is a timber tree so it has a medium-large trunk, within 5-10 years it can reach a height of up to 30m. Covering the dark yellow wood core is a gray-brown bark, often peeling off into pieces
- Leaves: You can easily identify eucalyptus leaves by their elongated and crescent-like shape. The leaf petiole is short, the leaf blade can be up to 18cm long and up to 5cm wide. Both sides of the leaves are dark green or green with white spots
- Flowers: Eucalyptus flowers are white and usually grow in leaf axils with short stems.
- Fruit: Eucalyptus fruit is small, cup-shaped. Inside the fruit there are 2 types of seeds: Black seeds have a reproductive function, brown seeds have no reproductive function.
